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disorganized attachment: a standalone construct

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Developmental psychology

an infant's lack of a coherent strategy for seeking comfort, shown by contradictory or frightened behavior toward the caregiver.

In developmental psychology, disorganized attachment refers to an infant's lack of a coherent strategy for seeking comfort, shown by contradictory or frightened behavior toward the caregiver. This meaning comes from van IJzendoorn (1999) in Development and Psychopathology.[1]

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References

van IJzendoorn, M. H., Schuengel, C., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (1999). Disorganized attachment in early childhood: Meta-analysis of precursors, concomitants, and sequelae. Development and Psychopathology, 11(2), 225-250. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579499002035

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