The phrase "attachment research" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to psychological studies, child development, or any field that examines the bonds between individuals, particularly in relation to attachment theory.
Example: "Recent attachment research has shown the importance of early relationships in shaping emotional development."
Alternatives: "attachment studies" or "attachment theory research".
I would also be pleased if this critical historical analysis could help counter tendencies within the attachment research community to reify "disorganization/disorientation," which have been observed to have "moved researchers away from attempting to examine patterns in the attachment behavior of disorganized infants" (Padrón, Carlson & Sroufe, 2014, p. 202).
And contemporary attachment research doesn't just focus on relationships between two individuals; it now stretches well beyond mother and child.
In attachment research, romanticising past relationships in this way is taken as a sign that important failings in those relationships are being swept under the carpet.
There are four attachment styles ascertained and used within developmental attachment research.
What attachment research tells us is that real change becomes possible when we're willing to look at our history.
In fact, attachment research has shown that our attachment style with our own parents is the biggest predictor of the attachment style we'll have with our child.
The origins of attachment: Infant research and adult treatment.
Lest this sound too cosy, the findings of neuroscience are increasingly supporting this view and attachment theory research gives us information about the many ways in which disrupted early bonds cause life-long damage.
While a wide variety of studies have upheld the basic tenets of attachment theory, research has been inconclusive as to whether self-reported early attachment and later depression are demonstrably related.
While a wide variety of studies has upheld the basic tenets of attachment theory, research has been inconclusive as to whether self-reported early attachment and later depression are demonstrably related.
The British Council offers 10 small (£1000) Grants for Graduate Students --Japanese and British MSc and PhD students--to cover travel expenses for short-term attachments to research groups in the other country.
