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Are There Really Patterns of Attachment? Comment on Fraley and Spieker (2003).
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Waters, Everett; Beauchaine, Theodore P. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Focuses on three questions related to attachment theory: whether it requires distinct patterns of attachment, how taxonomic analysis contributes to understanding individual differences in attachment security, and whether attachment theorists are asking the right questions. Asserts that attachment theory is indifferent to the structure of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
What Are the Differences between Dimensional and Categorical Models of Individual Differences in Attachment? Reply to Cassidy (2003), Cummings (2003), Sroufe (2003), and Waters and Beauchaine (2003).
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Fraley, R. Chris; Spieker, Susan J. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Discusses four questions concerning commentaries on the taxometric analysis of Strange Situation behavior related to: (1) whether the categorical model of attachment facilitates theoretical and empirical innovations; (2) whether and how a continuum of security fits into the two-dimensional model; (3) the role of types and dimensions in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
Attachment and Foster Children: A Review of the Literature.
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Klassen, Kendra J. M. – 2000
Noting that there has been little research attention on the ability of foster children to form emotional attachments, this literature review looks at available research related to attachment and children in foster care. The review suggests that foster children are at risk for insecure attachment due to experiences of abuse and neglect, parental…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Biological Parents, Foster Care