Title
On the origins of disorganized attachment and internal working models: Paper I. A dyadic systems approach
Date of this Version
3-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Despite important recent progress in understanding disorganized attachment, we still lack a full understanding of the mechanisms of disorganized attachment formation and transmission prior to 12 months. In this paper we lay out our recommendations for the study of the 4-month origins of disorganized attachment. In our subsequent Paper II we report on the results of a large empirical study that was conducted along the lines we recommend in Paper I. Both Papers I and II are based on Beebe et al. (2010). In Paper I we describe our proposal that a detailed microanalysis of 4-month mother-infant face-to-face communication would further inform our understanding of the process of disorganized attachment formation between mother and infant. Such a microanalysis would allow us to characterize the nature of the 4-month infant's procedural representations, or emerging internal working models of attachment. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
DOI
10.1080/10481885.2012.666147
Recommended Citation
Beebe, Beatrice; Lachmann, Frank; Markese, Sara; and Bahrick, Lorraine, "On the origins of disorganized attachment and internal working models: Paper I. A dyadic systems approach" (2012). Department of Psychology. 76.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/psychology_fac/76