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• Who developed the adult attachment interview?

  Mary Main
• What was the purpose of the adult attachment interview?

  To investigate childhood attachment's influence on future relationships
• What aspect of relationships did Mary Main focus on in her study?

  Attachment style with their own children
• What type of questions did Main ask her participants during the interview?

  About their childhood attachment style
• How did Main classify the participants' responses in the interview?

  By categorizing adjectives into attachment styles
• What were the three attachment styles identified in the study?

  Secure, insecure avoidant, insecure resistant
• What percentage of participants had a secure attachment according to Ainsworth's findings?

  70%
• What percentage of participants had an insecure avoidant attachment according to Ainsworth's findings?

  15%
• What percentage of participants had an insecure resistant attachment according to Ainsworth's findings?

  15%
• What is the process of the adult attachment interview conducted by Mary Main?

  • Participants describe childhood attachment style
  • Use 5 adjectives to characterize it
  • Explain the reasoning behind their descriptions
  • Responses are classified and coded by trained researchers
  • Attachment styles categorized into secure, insecure avoidant, insecure resistant