Types of attachment - Ainsworth

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Procedure
7-stage controlled observation

assess proximity-seeking, exploration and secure base, stranger and separation anxiety, response to reunion
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Findings - types of attachment
babies show consistent patterns of attachment behaviour
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Secure attachment
Enthusiastic greeting, generally content, moderate anxiety
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Advoidant attachment
Avoids reunion, generally reduced responses
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Resistant
Resists reunion, generally more distressed
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Good predictive validity
Attachment type predicts later social behaviour
e.g. school success, bullying

counterpoint - Kagan suggests behavioural differences due to genetically-influenced anxiety levels
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Good reliability
94% agreement between trained observers
(bick et al.)
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The test may be culture bound
Strange situation is a western measure, other cultures have different experiences that affect behaviour in the strange situation
(e.g. japan)
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Other attachment types
Also type D (Main and Solomon) , but related to abnormal experiences and outcomes
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assess proximity-seeking, exploration and secure base, stranger and separation anxiety, response to reunion

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Secure attachment

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Advoidant attachment

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