@article{ref1,
title="The insecure/ambivalent pattern of attachment: theory and research",
journal="Child development",
year="1994",
author="Cassidy, J. and Berlin, L. J.",
volume="65",
number="4",
pages="971-991",
abstract="Relatively little has been written about one group of infants identified with Ainsworth's &quot;Strange Situation&quot; assessment of infant-parent attachment, those classified insecure/ambivalent. Although virtually all samples contain some insecure/ambivalent infants, these infants are uncommon, comprising 7%-15% of most American samples. Recently developed assessments of attachment in children and adults have identified attachment groups of older individuals thought to parallel the insecure/ambivalent infant group. Empirical work in which insecure/ambivalent individuals are examined as a separate group is reviewed within the context of attachment theory, and a coherent picture emerges of the antecedents (relatively low or inconsistent maternal availability; biological vulnerability) and sequelae (limited exploratory competence) of this group. This picture is used as the basis for additional theoretical proposals, and suggestions for future research are presented.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-3920",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}