Abstract
This summary of the special series critically evaluates what we know about the relations between early interaction, the "strange situation," and later social behavior in normal and atypical infants including premature infants, abused or neglected infants, and the infants of depressed mothers. Equivocal relations between early interaction behaviors and later attachment classifications are attributed to the limitations of the strange-situation paradigm, a paradigm that has rapidly become the accepted standard for assessing attachment. A more complex paradigm that would tap behavior in more ecologically meaningful situations, both stressful and nonstressful, may provide more insight into the functional significance of attachment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 853-859 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1987 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
Cite this
Interaction and Attachment in Normal and Atypical Infants. / Field, Tiffany M.
In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 55, No. 6, 01.12.1987, p. 853-859.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Interaction and Attachment in Normal and Atypical Infants
AU - Field, Tiffany M
PY - 1987/12/1
Y1 - 1987/12/1
N2 - This summary of the special series critically evaluates what we know about the relations between early interaction, the "strange situation," and later social behavior in normal and atypical infants including premature infants, abused or neglected infants, and the infants of depressed mothers. Equivocal relations between early interaction behaviors and later attachment classifications are attributed to the limitations of the strange-situation paradigm, a paradigm that has rapidly become the accepted standard for assessing attachment. A more complex paradigm that would tap behavior in more ecologically meaningful situations, both stressful and nonstressful, may provide more insight into the functional significance of attachment.
AB - This summary of the special series critically evaluates what we know about the relations between early interaction, the "strange situation," and later social behavior in normal and atypical infants including premature infants, abused or neglected infants, and the infants of depressed mothers. Equivocal relations between early interaction behaviors and later attachment classifications are attributed to the limitations of the strange-situation paradigm, a paradigm that has rapidly become the accepted standard for assessing attachment. A more complex paradigm that would tap behavior in more ecologically meaningful situations, both stressful and nonstressful, may provide more insight into the functional significance of attachment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023461962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0023461962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 3320120
AN - SCOPUS:0023461962
VL - 55
SP - 853
EP - 859
JO - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
SN - 0022-006X
IS - 6
ER -