Ainsworth's Strange Situation
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- Created on: 27-04-18 12:18
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- Ainsworth's Strange Situation
- Findings
- Secure attachment:
- Child happy to explore but seeks proximity
- Requires and accepts comfort
- Shows moderate separation and separation anxiety
- Insecure-avoidant attachment
- Child explores freely but does not seek proximity
- Shows little/no separation and stranger anxiety
- Does not require comfort at reunion stage
- Insecure-resistant attachment
- Child explores less and seeks greater proximity
- Shows severe stranger and separation anxiety
- Resists comfort when reunited
- Secure attachment:
- Procedures
- Assesses the quality of a child's attachment to a caregiver
- Controlled observation in controlled environment.
- Involved a two-way mirror to observe infant's behaviour
- 5 categories:
- Proximity seeking: well-attached infants stay close to caregiver.
- Exploration/ secure base behaviour: good attachment, child confident to explore, caregiver = point of safety
- Stranger anxiety: displayed by well-attached infants
- Sepeatation anxiety: displayed by well-attached infants
- Response to reunion: well attached infants are enthusiastic
- Procedure includes 7 episodes each lasting around 3 minutes.
- Findings
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