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ERIC Number: EJ678168
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
What Are the Differences between Dimensional and Categorical Models of Individual Differences in Attachment? Reply to Cassidy (2003), Cummings (2003), Sroufe (2003), and Waters and Beauchaine (2003).
Fraley, R. Chris; Spieker, Susan J.
Developmental Psychology, v39 n3 p423-29 May 2003
Discusses four questions concerning commentaries on the taxometric analysis of Strange Situation behavior related to: (1) whether the categorical model of attachment facilitates theoretical and empirical innovations; (2) whether and how a continuum of security fits into the two-dimensional model; (3) the role of types and dimensions in understanding the function and organization of behavior, and (4) whether dimensionality is a null hypothesis in taxometric research. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants, Measurement Techniques, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Research Needs, Research Problems, Security (Psychology), Stranger Reactions, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure; Behavioral Variability; Continuum Models; Security Classifications; Security of Attachment
Note: Special Section on: "Attachment Security as Categorical vs. Dimensional: Exploring the Issues." Replies to commentaries, PS 534 698 through PS 534 701, in this issue.