The assessment of attachment security in infancy and adulthood is well-studied, but middle
childhood has been relatively neglected in the literature. The Child Attachment Interview …

Attachment theory promoted an impressive body of research on the psychic developmental
processes, resulting in studies on both typical and atypical development. Much of the …

When measuring attachment security, considering the developmental period of interest is
imperative when deciding which measure of attachment to use. In the current review, we …

Background Attachment theory proposes that humans develop representations of self and
other in early childhood which are relatively stable across the life-course, and play a key role …

Over the last five decades attachment theory has generated a large body of research
suggesting that the quality of the attachment relationship between a child and a parent is …

Contrary to the substantial amount of research on infant, preschool, adolescent, and adult
attachment, middle childhood has long been neglected by the international attachment …

The first section of this Monograph emphasized methodological issues concerning the AAI
(George et al., 1984–1996). From this point forward, we turn our attention to continuity and …

Background: Attachment theory was conceptualized by Bowlby as relevant across the life
span, from 'cradle to grave'. The research literature on attachment in infants and preschool …

Abstract The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) was designed to assess attachment
representation in middle childhood—filling a gap between behavioral paradigms and adult …

The purpose of this study was to assess behavioral manifestations of attachment in middle
childhood, and to evaluate their relations with key theoretical correlates. The sample …