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The Insecure/Ambivalent Pattern of Attachment: Theory and Research
Abstract
Relatively little has been written about one group of infants identified with Ainsworth's "Strange Situation" assessment of infant-parent attachment, those classified insecure/ambivalent. Although virtually all samples contain some insecure/ambivalent infants, these infants are uncommon, comprising 7%-15% of most American samples. Recently developed assessments of attachment in children and adults have identified attachment groups of older individuals thought to parallel the insecure/ambivalent infant group. Empirical work in which insecure/ambivalent individuals are examined as a separate group is reviewed within the context of attachment theory, and a coherent picture emerges of the antecedents (relatively low or inconsistent maternal availability; biological vulnerability) and sequelae (limited exploratory competence) of this group. This picture is used as the basis for additional theoretical proposals, and suggestions for future research are presented.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cassidy, J. A., & Berlin, L. J.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1994-08
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 971
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116526442
- Cited by
- 752
- References
- 11
- FWCI
- 20.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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