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A Threshold Approach to Understanding the Origins of Attachment Disorganization
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Bernier, Annie; Meins, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Disorganized attachment in infancy is known to predict a wide range of maladaptive outcomes, but its origins are poorly understood. Parental lack of resolution concerning loss or trauma has been proposed to result in atypical parenting behaviors, which in turn have a disorganizing effect on the parent-child relationship. The authors review the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Social Environment, Nature Nurture Controversy