Strength + Counterpoint

A strength of the strange situation is that it strongly predicts layer development, meaning it has…

Good predictive validity

Infants assessed as secure typically go on to have…

Better outcomes in many areas

This ranges from success at school to romantic…

Relationships and friendships in adulthood

Following this, who found insecure-resistant attachment is associated with the worst outcome?

An example is bullying…

Myron-Wilson and Smith

In later childhood

Ward et al (2006) also found insecure-resistant suffered from…

Mental health problems as adults

This supports the predictive validity of the types of…

Attachment identified by Ainsworth

However, why does Kagan (1982) suggest thebstrange situation is actually measuring something else?

Genetically-influenced anxiety levels account for variations in attachment behaviour