Mothers' working models of attachment relationships and mother and child behavior during separation and reunion.

Abstract

Associations between mothers' models of attachment and mother and child behaviors surrounding separation were explored. Forty-five mothers were given the Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1984) and were classified as secure, dismissing, or preoccupied. They were seen with their children, aged 2-4 years, in a laboratory separation-reunion