Types of attachment

Types of attachment

1. Mary Ainsworth

   • controlled obervsation
   • 100 american m/c babies

2. Behavioural categories

   • Seperation anxiety
   • Stranger anxiety
   • Reunion behaviour

3. Results

   • securely attached-
     • cry when gone, happy on return
     • 66%
   • Insecure aviodant
     • 22%
       • dont care on return
   • Insecure resistant 12%
     • when gone, they cry, but avoid parents on return

4. CRTICISMS

   • Smith- low population validity, results can't be generalised
   • Low ecological validity- lab study

5. SUPPORT

   • established methodology- can repeat it