Other types of attachment

• • Research has found that Ainsworth missed a 4th type of attachment ​
• • Main & Solomon (1986) analysed over 200 Strange Situation videotapes and proposed ‘insecure disorganised’ (Type D) ​
• • Lack of consistent patterns of social behaviour – some infants don’t have a consistent type of attachment ​
• • Lack coherent strategy for dealing with stress of separation ​
• • They show very strong attachment behaviour which is suddenly followed by avoidance or looking fearful towards their caregiver ​
• • Van Ijzendoorn et al. (1999) supported this with a meta-analysis of 80 studies in the US à found 62% secure, 15% insecure-avoidance, 9% insecure-resistant and 15% insecure-disorganised