This book addresses the origins of attachment in mother–infant face-to-face communication
and its implications for adult treatment. Mother–infant communication provides the …

A microanalysis of 4-month mother-infant face-to-face communication revealed a fine-
grained specification of communication processes that predicted 12-month insecure …

n this paper we apply organizing principles of interaction documented I in face-to-face
interactions in infancy to both the implicit and explicit dimensions of therapeutic interaction in …

Using video microanalysis—which captures moment-to-moment sequences of interactions—
Beatrice Beebe and her colleagues have turned their lens on the most primary of …

Despite important recent progress in understanding disorganized attachment, we still lack a
full understanding of the mechanisms of disorganized attachment formation and …

Couple and family therapists spend their professional lives helping people change the
nature of their primary attachment relationships. Our clients come to us wanting to put an …

The construct of emotional availability is well recognized as a central tenet, perhaps the
connective tissue, of healthy socioemotional development. The 'emotional dialogue'that …

A microanalysis of 4-month mother–infant face-to-face communication predicted 12-month
infant disorganized (vs. secure) attachment outcomes in an urban community sample. We …

Over fifty years ago, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth's research on the developmental
psychology of children formed the basic tenets of attachment theory. And for years, following …

Attachment has generally been examined from the infant's perspective. We focused on
mothers' post-partum thoughts and behaviors. Guided by an ethological approach, maternal …