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Consider Psychological Research into Individual Differences in Attachment "An attachment is a close relationship between two persons, characterised by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity" (Schaffer 1993). When you are attached to someone, you enjoy their company and are distressed when they are not there. The most common attachment researched is between a baby and its caregiver. Ainsworth et al (1978) researched secure and insecure attachments using the 'Strange Situation'. This was to research individual in attachment and to see what types of attachment were formed between the mother and baby. One year old babies were observed during seven episodes to find evidence of separation protest and stranger anxiety. The seven episodes, each lasting 20 minutes, involved the baby and mother together, the baby left with the stranger, the mother and baby reunited, the baby left in the room alone, the baby and the stranger again, and a final reunion...

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