Types of attachment

• Types of attachment - Ainsworth

  7 stage controlled observation

  Assesses proximity-seeking, exploration and secure base, stranger and separation anxiety, response to reunion

  Babis show consistent patterns of attachment behaviour

  Secure = enthusiastic greeting, generally content, moderate anxiety

  Avoidant =avoids reunion, generally reduced responses

  Resistant = resists reunion, generally more distressed
• Ainsworth evaluation

  +attachment type predicts later social behaviour

  +reliability, 94% agreement between trained observers

  -may be culture-bound