Bosmans Guy, Kerns Kathryn A
Parenting and Special Education Research Group, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2015 Summer;2015(148):1-14. doi: 10.1002/cad.20100.
Contrary to the substantial amount of research on infant, preschool, adolescent, and adult attachment, middle childhood has long been neglected by the international attachment research community. In the past two decades, however, there has been a steep increase in research focusing on middle childhood attachment. This article provides an overview of past research, with a focus on the characteristics of secure versus insecure attachment at this age period, and an understanding of the different approaches to measure attachment. The article demonstrates the relevance of past middle childhood attachment research for both developmental psychologists and clinicians trying to understand the importance of middle childhood in individuals' development across the life span.
与对婴儿、学龄前儿童、青少年和成人依恋的大量研究相反，童年中期长期以来一直被国际依恋研究界所忽视。然而，在过去二十年中，关注童年中期依恋的研究急剧增加。本文概述了过去的研究，重点关注这个年龄段安全型与不安全型依恋的特征，以及对测量依恋的不同方法的理解。本文展示了过去童年中期依恋研究对于发展心理学家和临床医生的相关性，他们试图理解童年中期在个体一生发展中的重要性。
