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ERIC Number: EJ1035713
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-7363
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Building Secure Attachments for Primary School Children: A Mixed Methods Study
Ubha, Neerose; Cahill, Sharon
Educational Psychology in Practice, v30 n3 p272-292 2014
Despite the wide implications of attachment theory there remains a lack of research exploring interventions which encapsulate the principles of an attachment-based framework in the school context. The aim of this research was to address this gap by implementing an intervention for a group of five primary-aged pupils with identified insecure attachment styles, and a key adult figure in the school context. The 10 week intervention consisted of weekly sessions based in a mainstream primary school. The research adopted a mixed methodology, with a predominant qualitative focus. The perceptions of children in relation to attachment concepts were explored both before and following the intervention. The findings revealed positive changes in the children's behaviours and experiences, in that the children's Internal Working Models were positively shifted, and impacted on their social and emotional behaviours.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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