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The Coherence of Individual Development: Early Care, Attachment, and Subsequent Developmental Issues.

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Sroufe, L. Alan – American Psychologist, 1979

Based on research on patterns of infant-caregiver attachment, a theory of individual development is proposed. Principles of the theory include a focus on adaptation, a view of the person as a coherent whole, a central role for affective constructs and emotion, and a focus on individual differences. (GC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Psychology

Attachment Categories as Reflections of Multiple Dimensions: Comment on Fraley and Spieker (2003).

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Sroufe, L. Alan – Developmental Psychology, 2003

Ainsworth's system of classifying attachment patterns will not be easily displaced primarily because of difficulties involved in a dimensional approach. Problems include the number of dimensions involved, need to develop reliable scales, and need to describe how behavior changes across age and in the Strange Situation. Only when an alternative…

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior