Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation

Abstract

Part I: Introduction 1. Theoretical Background Part II: Method 2. Procedures 3. Measures and Methods of Assessment Part III: Results 4. Descriptive Account of Behavior in Each Episode 5. Normative Trends across Episodes 6. An Examination of the Classificatory System: A Multiple Discriminate Function Analysis 7. Relationships between Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation and at Home 8. Relationships between Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation and Maternal Behavior at Home 9. A Review of Strange-Situation Studies of One-Year-Olds 10. A Review of Strange-Situation Studies of Two- to Four-Year-Olds 11. The Effects of Repetition of the Strange Situation 12. Subgroups and Their Usefulness Part IV: Discussion 13. Discussion of Normative Issues 14. Individual Differences: In Light of Contrasting Paradigms 15. An Interpretation of Individual Differences Appendix I: Instructions to Mother Appendix II: Instructions for Coding and Tabulating Frequency of Behaviors Appendix III: Scoring System for Interactive Behaviors Appendix IV: Maternal Caregiving and Interaction Scales Appendix V: Secure Base Behavior At Home Appendix VI: Supplementary Statistical Findings

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Mary D. Salter Ainsworth, Mary C. Blehar, Everett Waters, Sally N. Wall (1978). Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation.

@book{salter1978patterns,
  title  = {Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation},
  author = {Ainsworth, Mary D. Salter and Blehar, Mary C. and Waters, Everett and Wall, Sally N.},
  year   = {1978}
}

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