Patterns of attachment

child development

Patterns of Attachment reports the methods and key results of Mary D. Salter Ainsworth’s landmark Baltimore Longitudinal Study. Following upon her naturalistic home observations in Uganda, the Baltimore project yielded a wealth of enduring, benchmark results on the nature of the child’s tie to its primary caregiver and the importance of early experience. It also addressed a wide range of conceptual and methodological issues common to many developmental and longitudinal projects, especially issues of age appropriate assessment, quantifying behavior, and comprehending individual differences. Ainsworth and her students also broke new ground by clarifying key attachment concepts and demonstrating the value of ethological methods and insights about behavior.

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