ArticleAttachment & human development2021
Six attachment discourses: convergence, divergence and relay.
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- Practitioner Review: Clinical insights from attachment theory and research for professionals working with young children and their families.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- Attachment as a Developmental Lens for Understanding Neurodivergence: A Clinical-Theoretical Proposal.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring Attachment-Related Factors and Psychopathic Traits: A Systematic Review Focused on Women.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The interlinked trajectories of interpersonal attachment and maladaptive behaviors among Chinese adolescents-a latent growth modeling approach.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Probing the content of affective semantic memory following caregiving-related early adversity.Developmental science · 2024Article
- Free from your experiences to grow: belief in free will moderates the relationship between attachment avoidance and personal growth initiative.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Editorial Perspective: On the need for clarity about attachment terminology.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- A "transmission gap" between research and practice? A Q-methodology study of perceptions of the application of attachment theory among clinicians working with children and among attachment researchers.Attachment & human development · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance and Their Association with Psychotherapy Use-Examining Students from a German University.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The in-session discourse of unresolved/disorganized psychotherapy patients: An exploratory study of an attachment classification.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Attachment concepts are used in diverging ways, which has caused confusion in communication among researchers, among practitioners, and between researchers and practitioners, and hinders their potential for collaboration. In this essay we explore how attachment concepts may vary in meaning across six different domains: popular discourses, developmental science, social psychological science, psychiatric diagnosis, psychotherapy, and child welfare practice. We attempt to typify these forms of attachment discourse by highlighting points of convergence, divergence, and relay between the different domains. Our general conclusions are that diversity in the use of attachment concepts across different domains of application has been largely unrecognised, and that recognition of these differences would reduce confusion, help identify sites where infrastructure needs to be developed to support coordination, and strengthen opportunities for collaboration to mutual benefit. We suggest that academic attachment discourse would benefit from clarification of core terminology, including: "attachment", "internal working model", "trauma", and "dysregulation".
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