This study aimed to explore the connection between attachment styles and foster care
experience. Specifically, this study aimed to assess the impact of the foster youth experience on …

The mother–child attachment relationship is a cornerstone of human development, with
profound implications for the well-being of both the mother and child. Attachment theory, …

A growing body of literature shows that adherence to some aspects of Western masculinity
norms, including the suppression of emotional vulnerability, avoidance of seeking support …

… In 1978, a group of experimenters - Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, and Wall - developed a unique
… In Ainsworth's groundbreaking research, have come to understand that there exist three …

… developmental processes (Waters et al., 2013). Building on recent efforts to address concerns
about the internal working model (see Waters & Waters, 2006; see also Waters et al., 2021…

This conceptual article provides a holistic review of literature on children’s indiscriminate
friendliness (IF), defined as excessively friendly behavior to strangers without age-appropriate …

… to by Ainsworth’s ‘strange situation’ paradigm (Ainsworth MDS, Blehar MC, Waters E & Wall
S, … , to the development of attachment theory (Ainsworth MDS & Bowlby J, 1991). Later, these …

… A Dutch version of the MC ASA was administrated in wave 1–3. The MC ASA contains three
attachment-related prompt word outlines of mother-child attachment scenarios (ie, scary dog …

… to by Ainsworth’s ‘strange situation’ paradigm (Ainsworth MDS, Blehar MC, Waters E & Wall
S, … , to the development of attachment theory (Ainsworth MDS & Bowlby J, 1991). Later, these …

… What Ainsworth discovered from that first study revolutionized the fields of developmental
and clinical psychology. Approximately 65% of the infants expressed distress during the …