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In this book, we provide a thorough review of the literature concerning the origins, interpretation, and developmental significance of individual differences in early infant-parent attachment. The orientation we adopt borrows heavily from the ethological framework presented by Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby. As progenitors of this powerful theoretical framework, Ainsworth and Bowlby deserve our deep gratitude, and we hope that they will view our efforts as an attempt to evaluate and build constructively upon their influential work and orientation. We hope that the thoroughness of our discussion serves our field by taking stock of the evidence currently available and providing both stimulus and orientation for future research on the formation and developmental significance of early infantile attachments. Ainsworth's great insight led to development of the Strange Situation procedure-a laboratory paradigm designed to …