The Strange Situation

• Secure attachment was present in 66% of infants.
• Insecure-resistant type was present in 12% of infants.
• Insecure avoidant type was present in 22% of infants.
• Insecure-resistant type showed high separation and high stranger anxiety.
• Insecure-avoidant type showed little to no stranger and separation anxiety.
• Secure attachment type showed moderate levels of separation anxiety and stranger anxiety.
• Insecure-resistant types were ambivalent upon reunion, seeking but resisting comfort.
• Insecure-avoidant types did not seek comfort from the mother upon reunion.
• Secure attachment types explored happily