Although originally developed to explain the nature of the child–parent bond, attachment theory has also been used to characterize the quality of adult attachment relationships (Hazan & Shaver, 1987). Individual differences in adult attachment are typically assessed via interview (e.g., the Adult ...
In the case of the Adult Attachment Interview, validation includes showing links to the secure base concept, the central concept in Bowlby's and Ainsworth's attachment theory. Important evidence for the AAI's validity comes from longitudinal research linking infant Strange Situation classif...
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Attachment theory provides an empirically grounded framework for understanding important aspects of interpersonal functioning in children as well as adults. Recently attachment theory has found increasing use within the field of individualpsychotherapywith adults. This article outlines the theory and measurement...
The theory was initially based on observations of interactions between mothers and their children with the perspective that these interactions are an evolutionary adapted system that ensures a child’s survival through proximity to their caregiver [1, 8, 56]. It was early suggested by Bowlby that ...
Attachment styles have been around since the 1960s, when psychiatrist John Bowlby formulated the theory after studying how infants reacted when separated from their primary caregivers (usually their mothers). He then classified their behaviors into four predominant attachment styles: secure, anxious, av...
Self-report measures of adult attachment are typically scored in ways (e.g., averaging or summing items) that can lead to erroneous inferences about import... RC Fraley,NG Waller,KA Brennan - 《Journal of Personality & Social Psychology》 被引量: 2559发表: 2002年 An item response theory an...
Dogs’ attachment towards humans might be the core of their social skillset, yet the origins of their ability to build such a bond are still unclear. Here we show that adult, hand-reared wolves, similarly to dogs, form individualized relationship with th
1.1. Attachment representations in middle childhood Attachment theory mainly bases on the assumption that the infant’s early caregiving experiences build the foundation for mental representations of self and others that persist throughout the child’s development [7,8]. These internal models guide the...
2. Attachment theory: A brief introduction of core concepts 3. Why propose a learning theory of attachment? 4. A learning theory of attachment 5. Towards a new research agenda Acknowledgements Appendix A. Supplementary data ReferencesShow full outline Cited by (89) Figures (3) Extras (1) Su...