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Bowlby Attachment Theory A-L

Attachment Theory – John Bowlby

Allen, B. (2011). The use and abuse of attachment theory in clinical practice with maltreated children, part I: Diagnosis and assessment. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 12(1), 3-12. doi:10.1177/1524838010386811

Bell, D. C. (2012). Next steps in attachment theory. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 4(4), 275-281. doi:10.1111/j.1756-2589.2012.00135.x

Brandell, J. R. (2010). Contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives on attachment. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 17(2), 132-157. doi:10.1080/15228878.2010.512265

Bretherton, I. (1985). Attachment theory: Retrospect and prospect. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 50(1), 3-35. doi:10.1111/1540-5834.ep11889944

Bretherton, I. (1997). Bowlby's legacy to developmental psychology. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 28(1), 33-43. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9710151182&site=ehost-live

Bretherton, I., Seligman, S., Solomon, J., Crowell, J., & McIntosh, J. (2011). 'If I could tell the judge something about attachment…' perspectives on attachment theory in the family law courtroom. Family Court Review, 49(3), 539-548. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2011.01391.x

Carr, E., & Cortina, M. (2011). Heinz Kohut and John Bowlby: The men and their ideas. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 31(1), 42-57. doi:10.1080/07351690.2010.512847

Chettiar, T. (2013). JohnBbowlby-from psychoanalysis to ethology: Unraveling the roots of attachment theory. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 49(4), 430-431. doi:10.1002/jhbs.21620

Cleary, R. J. (1999). III. Bowlby's theory of attachment and loss: A feminist reconsideration. Feminism & Psychology, 9(1), 32. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4544767&site=ehost-live

Clulow, C. (2007). John Bowlby and couple psychotherapy. Attachment & Human Development, 9(4), 343-353. doi:10.1080/14616730701711557

Clulow, C. (2007). Marriage, partnership and adult attachment. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 22(3), 291-294. doi:10.1080/14681990701499674

De Bei, F., & Dazzi, N. (2014). Attachment and relational psychoanalysis: Bowlby according to Mitchell. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 24(5), 562-577. doi:10.1080/10481885.2014.949492

Ein-Dor, T. (2014). Facing danger: How do people behave in times of need? The case of adult attachment styles. Frontiers in Psychology, 5 Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2015-12887-001&site=ehost-live

Emde, R. N. (1991). The wonder of our complex enterprise: Steps enabled by attachment and the effects of relationships on relationships. Infant Mental Health Journal, 12(3), 164-173. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12274586&site=ehost-live

Feldman, J. (2007). The effect of support expectations on prenatal attachment: An evidence-based approach for intervention in an adolescent population. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(3), 209-234. doi:10.1007/s10560-007-0082-0

Fitton, V. A. (2012). Attachment theory: History, research, and practice. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 19(1-2), 121-143. doi:10.1080/15228878.2012.666491

Follan, M., & Minnis, H. (2010). Forty-four juvenile thieves revisited: From Bowlby to reactive attachment disorder. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(5), 639-645. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01048.x

Follan, M., & Minnis, H. (2010). Forty-four juvenile thieves revisited: From Bowlby to reactive attachment disorder Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01048.x

Govrin, A. (2014). From ethics of care to psychology of care: Reconnecting ethics of care to contemporary moral psychology. Frontiers in Psychology, 5 Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2015-14830-001&site=ehost-live

Hall, T. W. (2007). Psychoanalysis, attachment, and spirituality part I: The emergence of two relational traditions. Journal of Psychology & Theology, 35(1), 14-28. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=24892963&site=ehost-live

Hays, S. (1998). The fallacious assumptions and unrealistic prescriptions of attachment theory: A comment on `Parents' socioemotional investment in children.'. Journal of Marriage & Family, 60(3), 782-790. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1012212&site=ehost-live

Hays, S. (1998). The fallacious assumptions and unrealistic prescriptions of attachment theory: A comment on `Parents' socioemotional investment in children.'. Journal of Marriage & Family, 60(3), 782-790. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=1012212&site=ehost-live

Hinde, R. A. (1991). Relationships, attachment, and culture: A tribute to John Bowlby. Infant Mental Health Journal, 12(3), 154-163. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12274578&site=ehost-live

Holmes, J. (2015). Attachment theory in clinical practice: A personal account. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 31(2), 208-228. doi:10.1111/bjp.12151

Keller, H. (2013). Attachment and culture. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(2), 175-194. doi:10.1177/0022022112472253

Kilmann, P. R., Vendemia, J. M. C., Parnell, M. M., & Urbaniak, G. C. (2009). Parent characteristics linked with daughters* attachment styles. Adolescence, 44(175), 557-568. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=45309725&site=ehost-live

Levy, K. N., Johnson, B. N., Scala, J. W., Temes, C. M., & Clouthier, T. L. (2015). An attachment theoretical framework for understanding personality disorders: Developmental, neuroscience, and psychotherapeutic considerations. Psihologijske Teme, 24(1), 91-112. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2015-20138-005&site=ehost-live

Lowenstein, L. F. (2010). Attachment theory and parental alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 51(3), 157-168. doi:10.1080/10502551003597808

Ludolph, P. S., & Dale, M. D. (2012). Attachment in child custody: An additive factor, not a determinative one. Family Law Quarterly, 46(1), 1-40. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=89969293&site=ehost-live

 

 

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Bowlby Attachment Theory M-Z

Bowlby Attachment Theory M-Z

Mayhew, B. (2006). Between love and aggression: The politics of John Bowlby. History of the Human Sciences, 19(4), 19-35. doi:10.1177/0952695106069666

McMillen, J. C. (1992). Attachment theory and clinical social work. Clinical Social Work Journal, 20(2), 205-218. doi:10.1007/BF00756509

McPherson, D. (2000). Confidence in protection: Arguments for a narrow definition of attachment. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28(3), 291-292. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=3830957&site=ehost-live

Melinder, A., Baugerud, G. A., Ovenstad, K. S., & Goodman, G. S. (2013). Children's memories of removal: A test of attachment theory. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(1), 125-133. doi:10.1002/jts.21784

Mercer, J. (2011). Attachment theory and its vicissitudes: Toward an updated theory. Theory & Psychology, 21(1), 25-45. doi:10.1177/0959354309356136

Miller, M. C. (2001). Attachment and the therapeutic relationship. Harvard Mental Health Letter, 17(11), 7. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4436340&site=ehost-live

Murray, L. (1991). Intersubjectivity, object relations theory, and empirical evidence from mother-infant interactions. Infant Mental Health Journal, 12(3), 219-232. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12274616&site=ehost-live

Nelson, J. K. (1998). The meaning of crying based on attachment theory. Clinical Social Work Journal, 26(1), 9-22. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=483991&site=ehost-live

Nelson, J. K., & Bennett, C. S. (2008). Introduction: Special issue on attachment. Clinical Social Work Journal, 36(1), 3-7. doi:10.1007/s10615-007-0114-4

Owusu-Bempah, J., & Howittt, D. (1997). Socio-genealogical connectedness, attachment theory, and childcare practice. Child & Family Social Work, 2(4), 199-207. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=24747759&site=ehost-live

Ozmete, E. (2011). Building social capital in micro environment: The family, attachment theory and socialization. NURTURE: Journal of Pakistan Home Economics Association, 5(1), 1-7. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=74410373&site=ehost-live

Pallini, S., Baiocco, R., Schneider, B. H., Madigan, S., & Atkinson, L. (2014). Early child–parent attachment and peer relations: A meta-analysis of recent research. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(1), 118-123. doi:10.1037/a0035736

Pallini, S., & Barcaccia, B. (2014). A meeting of the minds: John Bowlby encounters Jean Piaget. Review of General Psychology, 18(4), 287-292. doi:10.1037/gpr0000016

Petters, D., & Waters, E. (2009). Modeling, simulating, and simplifying links between stress, attachment, and reproduction. Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 32(1), 39-40. doi:10.1017/S0140525X09000211

Pistole, M. C., & Fitch, J. C. (2008). Attachment theory in supervision: A critical incident experience. Counselor Education & Supervision, 47(3), 193-205. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=31413367&site=ehost-live

Pittman, J. F., Keiley, M. K., Kerpelman, J. L., & Vaughn, B. E. (2011). Attachment, identity, and intimacy: Parallels between Bowlby's and Erikson's paradigms. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 3(1), 32-46. doi:10.1111/j.1756-2589.2010.00079.x

Posada, G., Kaloustian, G., Richmond, M. K., & Moreno, A. J. (2007). Maternal secure base support and preschoolers' secure base behavior in natural environments. Attachment & Human Development, 9(4), 393-411. doi:10.1080/14616730701712316

Reio Jr., T. G., Marcus, R. F., & Sanders-Reio, J. (2009). Contribution of student and instructor relationships and attachment style to school completion. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 170(1), 53-72. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=36146750&site=ehost-live

Reuther, B. T. (2014). On our everyday being: Heidegger and attachment theory. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 34(2), 101-115. doi:10.1037/a0033040

Roman, P. (2014). Clinical and psychopathological research on attachment: The contribution of the psychic envelopes model. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 17(8), 766-776. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.908016

Romano, V., Fitzpatrick, M., & Janzen, J. (2008). The secure-base hypothesis: Global attachment, attachment to counselor, and session exploration in psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55(4), 495-504. doi:10.1037/a0013721

Rosmalen, L., Veer, R., & Horst, F. (2015). Ainsworth's strange situation procedure: The origin of an instrument. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 51(3), 261-284. doi:10.1002/jhbs.21729

Ross, L. R. (2006). Talking theory, talking therapy: Emmy Gut and John Bowlby. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 27(5), 475-497. doi:10.1080/01612840600599986

Sable, P. (2008). What is adult attachment? Clinical Social Work Journal, 36(1), 21-30. doi:10.1007/s10615-007-0110-8

Schore, A. N. (2000). Attachment and the regulation of the right brain. Attachment & Human Development, 2(1), 23-47. doi:10.1080/146167300361309

Schore, J., & Schore, A. (2008). Modern attachment theory: The central role of affect regulation in development and treatment. Clinical Social Work Journal, 36(1), 9-20. doi:10.1007/s10615-007-0111-7

Schwartz, J. (2015). The unacknowledged history of John Bowlby's attachment theory. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 31(2), 251-266. doi:10.1111/bjp.12149

Schwartzman, G. (2006). The subjectivity of the mother in the mother–son relationship. Attachment, separation, and autonomy. International Forum of Psychoanalysis, 15(4), 226-232. doi:10.1080/08037060601082252

Shaw, S. K., & Dallos, R. (2005). Attachment and adolescent depression: The impact of early attachment experiences. Attachment & Human Development, 7(4), 409-424. doi:10.1080/14616730500365902

Slater, R. (2007). Attachment: Theoretical development and critique. Educational Psychology in Practice, 23(3), 205-219. doi:10.1080/02667360701507285

Smolen, A. G. (2001). Connecting with Sara: Facilitating attachment. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 72(1), 53-75. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=23503100&site=ehost-live

Steele, H., & Steele, M. (1998). Attachment and psychoanalysis: Time for a reunion. Social Development, 7(1), 92-119. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4336875&site=ehost-live

Stevenson-Hinde, J. (2007). Attachment theory and John Bowlby: Some reflections. Attachment & Human Development, 9(4), 337-342. doi:10.1080/14616730701711540

Talley, S. D. (2012). Preserving relationships: Ways attachment theory can inform custody decisions. BYU Journal of Public Law, 26(2), 245-264. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=78130169&site=ehost-live

Tasca, G. A. (2014). Attachment and group psychotherapy: Introduction to a special section. Psychotherapy, 51(1), 53-56. doi:10.1037/a0033015

Van, d. H., & Waag, D. (2010). John Bowlby's treatment of Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen's depressions. History of Psychology, 13(2), 206-208. doi:10.1037/a0019381c

Van, d. H., LeRoy, H. A., & Van, d. V. (2008). “When strangers meet”: John Bowlby and Harry Harlow on attachment behavior. Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science, 42(4), 370-388. doi:10.1007/s12124-008-9079-2

Van, d. H., & van, d. V. (2009). Separation and divergence: The untold story of james robertson's and john bowlby's theoretical dispute on mother–child separation. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 45(3), 236-252. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=42997049&site=ehost-live

Van, d. H., van, d. V., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2007). John Bowlby and ethology: An annotated interview with Robert Hinde. Attachment & Human Development, 9(4), 321-335. doi:10.1080/14616730601149809

Vicedo, M. (2011). The social nature of the mother's tie to her child: John Bowlby's theory of attachment in post-war America. British Journal for the History of Science, 44(3), 401-426. doi:10.1017/S0007087411000318

Wallach, V., & Caulfield, R. (1998). Attachment and at-risk infants: Theoretical perspectives and clinical implications. Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(2), 125-129. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.bravecat.uncp.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=11305090&site=ehost-live

Waters, E., Crowell, J., Elliott, M., Corcoran, D., & Treboux, D. (2002). Bowlby's secure base theory and the social/personality psychology of attachment styles: Work(s) in progress. Attachment & Human Development, 4(2), 230-242. doi:10.1080/14616730210154216

Waters, E., & McIntosh, J. (2011). Are we asking the right questions about attachment? Family Court Review, 49(3), 474-482. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2011.01385.x

 

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