Caregiving, Cultural, and Cognitive Perspectives on Secure-Base Behavior and Working Models

New Growing Points of Attachment Theory and Research

af Everett (Stony Brook University Waters

The attachment bond that develops between infant and mother is the first of many intimate relationships we form throughout life, and as such it has been the focus of much research. But how does the quality of the secure base phenomena that defines this bond vary among individuals and across cultures? What methods can be used to asses its presence and characteristics? Following an interview with Mary S. Ainsworth, the originator of the concept of secure base, this new Monograph brings together el... (Læs mere)