Attachment Theory and Research
A Reader
1. Edition April 2021
288 Pages, Softcover
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As interest in attachment theory continues to grow, misconceptions of the theory are becoming increasingly common. Important texts on major theoretical and empirical contributions are often too extensive for non-specialist readers or not readily available to clinicians. Designed to address a significant gap in literature, Attachment Theory and Research: A Readerpresents a carefully curated selection of book chapters and journal articles on the subject--complemented by previously unpublished material by the founder of the theory. This valuable new resource provides practitioners, students, policymakers, and general readers an accessible and up-to-date view of the concepts, development, and diversity of attachment theory.
The Reader comprises 15 succinct chapters by many of the most influential researchers in the theory, covering the basis of attachment theory and the current state of the field. The book brings together a wide range of works, many of which challenge common assumptions and offer intriguing new insights on attachment theory and research. Topics include psychoanalytic theories of separation anxiety, concepts of anxiety, stress, and homeostasis, the origins of disorganized attachment, cultural differences in caregiving practices, reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED), the future prospects of attachment theory, and more.
Tommie Forslund and Robbie Duschinsky
1 Separation Anxiety 11
John Bowlby
2 Anxiety, Stress, and Homeostasis 34
John Bowlby
3 Attachment 46
Mary D. Salter Ainsworth
4 Love as Attachment: The Integration of Three Behavioral Systems 74
Phillip R. Shaver, Cindy Hazan, and Donna Bradshaw
5 Relationships, Self, and Individual Adaptation 91
L. Alan Sroufe
6 Disorganized/Disoriented Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation, Lapses in the Monitoring of Reasoning and Discourse during the Parent's Adult Attachment Interview, and Dissociative States 108
M. Main and E. Hesse
7 The Prototype Hypothesis and the Origins of Attachment Working Models: Adult Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners 132
Gretchen Owens, Judith A. Crowell, Helen Pan, Dominique Treboux, Elizabeth O'Connor, and Everett Waters
8 Dynamics of Romantic Love: Comments, Questions, and Future Directions 144
Phillip R. Shaver
9 Integrating Temperament and Attachment: The Differential Susceptibility Paradigm 164
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
10 Annual Research Review: Attachment Disorders in Early Childhood: Clinical Presentation, Causes, Correlates, and Treatment 184
Charles H. Zeanah and Mary Margaret Gleason
11 Attachment Disorders Versus More Common Problems in Looked After and Adopted Children: Comparing Community and Expert Assessments 202
Matt Woolgar and Emma Baldock
12 Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in Socioemotional Development 211
Ashley M. Groh, R. M. Pasco Fearon, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Glenn I. Roisman
13 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the Needs of Infants and Toddlers Exposed to Inadequate or Problematic Caregiving 220
Mary Dozier and Kristin Bernard
14 Children's Multiple Attachment Relationships and Representations in Different Family Contexts 228
Fabien Bacro, Tommie Forslund, and Pehr Granqvist
15 New Correlates of Disorganization from a West-African Dataset, and Shared Rhythmic Touch as a Hidden Pathway to Infant Attachment Security 240
Mary McMahan True
Index 259
ROBBIE DUSCHINSKY, PhD, is University Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences in the Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge; and Director of Studies and a Fellow at Sidney Sussex College. He is the author of Cornerstones of Attachment Research (2020) and, with Kate White, co-editor of Trauma and Loss: Key Texts from the John Bowlby Archive (2019).
