Child Attachment Interview (EAN): Exploratory study of a new method to assess attachment in children from 3 to 7 years

Authors

  • Purificación Sierra García Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), España
  • Miguel Ángel Carrasco Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
  • José Javier Arroyo Moya
  • Carolina Del Valle Estévez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.8.2.189

Keywords:

attachment representation models, inner working model, attachment relationships, children

Abstract

This study analizes the psychometric properties of a new instrument about the working model of children´s attachment. The sample was composed of 60 subjects (30 from normal  population and 30 from a social risk population). The age of children ranges from 3 to 7 years old. This instrument is an interview based on the completion story task, however it includes new contents as well as a new procedure in regarding to previous attachment measures. The findings show good validity and reliability. The found results are going to be the beginning of future studies.

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Author Biography

Miguel Ángel Carrasco, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos

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How to Cite

Sierra García, P., Carrasco, M. Ángel, Arroyo Moya, J. J., & Del Valle Estévez, C. (2012). Child Attachment Interview (EAN): Exploratory study of a new method to assess attachment in children from 3 to 7 years. Acción Psicológica, 8(2), 39–53. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.8.2.189

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2011): Attachment: Research and Development

Section

Artículos del monográfico [Monograph´s articles]