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Are There Really Patterns of Attachment? Comment on Fraley and Spieker (2003).

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Waters, Everett; Beauchaine, Theodore P. – Developmental Psychology, 2003

Focuses on three questions related to attachment theory: whether it requires distinct patterns of attachment, how taxonomic analysis contributes to understanding individual differences in attachment security, and whether attachment theorists are asking the right questions. Asserts that attachment theory is indifferent to the structure of…

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

What Are the Differences between Dimensional and Categorical Models of Individual Differences in Attachment? Reply to Cassidy (2003), Cummings (2003), Sroufe (2003), and Waters and Beauchaine (2003).

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Fraley, R. Chris; Spieker, Susan J. – Developmental Psychology, 2003

Discusses four questions concerning commentaries on the taxometric analysis of Strange Situation behavior related to: (1) whether the categorical model of attachment facilitates theoretical and empirical innovations; (2) whether and how a continuum of security fits into the two-dimensional model; (3) the role of types and dimensions in…

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