Attachment Theory and Research A Reader

As interest in attachment theory continues to grow, misconceptions of the theory are becoming increasingly common. Important texts on major theoretical and empirical contributions are often too extensive for non-specialist readers or not readily available to clinicians. Designed to address a significant gap in literature, Attachment Theory and Research: A Readerpresents a carefully curated selection of book chapters and journal articles on the subject—complemented by previously unpublished material by the founder of the theory. This valuable new resource provides practitioners, students, policymakers, and general readers an accessible and up-to-date view of the concepts, development, and diversity of attachment theory.

The Reader comprises 15 succinct chapters by many of the most influential researchers in the theory, covering the basis of attachment theory and the current state of the field. The book brings together a wide range of works, many of which challenge common assumptions and offer intriguing new insights on attachment theory and research. Topics include psychoanalytic theories of separation anxiety, concepts of anxiety, stress, and homeostasis, the origins of disorganized attachment, cultural differences in caregiving practices, reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED), the future prospects of attachment theory, and more.

Introduction

Tommie Forslund and Robbie Duschinsky

1 Separation Anxiety (1960)

 John Bowlby

2 Anxiety, Stress and Homeostasis (previously unpublished; written 1969)

 John Bowlby

3 Attachment (1984)

 Mary D. Salter Ainsworth

4 Love as Attachment: The Integration of Three Behavioral Systems (1988)

 Phillip Shaver, Cindy Hazan, and Donna Bradshaw

5 Relationships, Self, and Individual Adaptation (1989)

 L. Alan Sroufe

6 Disorganized/disoriented Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation, Lapses in the  Monitoring of Reasoning and Discourse during the Parent’s Adult Attachment  Interview, and Dissociative States (1992)

 M. Main and E. Hesse.

7 The Prototype Hypothesis and the Origins of Attachment Working Models: Adult  Relationships With Parents and Romantic Partners (1995)

 Gretchen Owens, Judith A. Crowell, Helen Pan, Dominique Treboux,

 Elizabeth O’Connor, and Everett Waters

8 Dynamics of Romantic Love: Comments, Questions, and Future Directions (2006)

 Phillip R. Shaver

9 Integrating Temperament and Attachment: The Differential Susceptibility Paradigm (2012)

 Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

10 Annual Research Review: Attachment Disorders in Early Childhood – Clinical  Presentation, Causes, Correlates, and Treatment (2015)

 Charles H. Zeanah and Mary Margaret Gleason

11 Attachment Disorders Versus more Common Problems in Looked After and Adopted  Children: Comparing Community and Expert Assessments (2015)

 Matt Woolgar and Emma Baldock

12 Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in  Socioemotional Development (2017)

 Ashley M. Groh, R. M. Pasco Fearon, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J.  Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Glenn I. Roisman

13 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the Needs of Infants and  Toddlers Exposed to Inadequate or Problematic Caregiving (2017)

 Mary Dozier and Kristin Bernard

14 Children’s Multiple Attachment Relationships and Representations in Different  Family Contexts (2021)

 Fabien Bacro, Tommie Forslund, and Pehr Granqvist

15 New Correlates of Disorganization from a West-African Dataset, and

 Shared Rhythmic Touch as a Hidden Pathway to Infant Attachment Security (2021)

 Mary M. True

Index

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