Strange Situation AO3

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  • Strange situation AO3
    • Predictive validity of attachment types
      • Attachment type predicts later development
        • Secure babies greater success at school & long lasting romantic relationships
          • Insecure-resistant associated with worst outcomes: bullying (Kokkinos 2007) & mental health problems (Ward et al 2006)
            • Evidence for the validity of attachment types: can correctly identify future outcomes
    • Good inter-rate reliability
      • Different observation watching same children generally agree on attachment type - Bick et al (2012) found 94% agreement in one team
        • Strange Situation takes place under controlled conditions (LAB) & behavioural categories easy to observe
          • Confidence that attachment type of infant identified in Strange Situation doesn't depend on who is observing them
    • Culture bound test
      • Test may not have same meaning in collectivist cultures
        • Cultural differences: children respond differently, caregivers behave differently
          • Takahashi (1990): Japanese mothers rarely separated from infants, infants show high sep anxiety
            • Matters: child's behaviour in strange sit may be due to culture, rather than quality of attachment
  • May be other attachment types
    • Ainsworth: 3 types
      • Main and Solomon (1986): some display atypical attachments that don't fit , B or C
        • Disorganised attachment: mix of avoidant and resistant behaiours
          • Challenges Ainsworth's 3 types and whether ** useful method to identify types of attachment
    • Strange situation AO3
      • Predictive validity of attachment types
        • Attachment type predicts later development
          • Secure babies greater success at school & long lasting romantic relationships
            • Insecure-resistant associated with worst outcomes: bullying (Kokkinos 2007) & mental health problems (Ward et al 2006)
              • Evidence for the validity of attachment types: can correctly identify future outcomes
      • Good inter-rate reliability
        • Different observation watching same children generally agree on attachment type - Bick et al (2012) found 94% agreement in one team
          • Strange Situation takes place under controlled conditions (LAB) & behavioural categories easy to observe
            • Confidence that attachment type of infant identified in Strange Situation doesn't depend on who is observing them
      • Culture bound test
        • Test may not have same meaning in collectivist cultures
          • Cultural differences: children respond differently, caregivers behave differently
            • Takahashi (1990): Japanese mothers rarely separated from infants, infants show high sep anxiety
              • Matters: child's behaviour in strange sit may be due to culture, rather than quality of attachment

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