Research in Practice - The research section for this special report is based on a selection of academic studies that have been explored and summarised by Research in Practice (www.rip.org.uk), part of the Dartington Hall Trust.
STUDY 1
Attachment theory focuses on the importance of deep emotional bonds for social, emotional and cognitive development, according to one of its pioneers, John Bowlby.
Dr Patricia Crittenden, a developmental psychopathologist, in 2010 observed that as children mature, attachment strategies become more complex as they develop the ability to process information in more sophisticated ways.
Her concept of the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) thus emphasises the dynamic interaction between maturing human beings (for example, growing children) and the contexts in which they live and keep themselves safe.
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