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Applicability and attachment findings of the Strange Situation Paradigm in infants with visual impairment

Andrea Urqueta Alfaro1,2,3, Paul Meinz4, Valerie S Morash5

  • 1School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

Infant Mental Health Journal
|August 13, 2019
PubMed

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This study adapted the Strange Situation Procedure for infants with visual impairments (VI infants), finding most VI infants display secure and organized attachment behaviors by 12 months, crucial for socioemotional development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Infant Attachment
  • Sensory Impairments

Background:

  • Attachment security is vital for socioemotional development.
  • Limited research exists on attachment in infants with visual impairments (VI).
  • Visual cues are reduced in VI infants, potentially impacting attachment formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the applicability of the Strange Situation Paradigm (SSP) for VI infants.
  • To investigate attachment patterns in VI infants.
  • To understand the socioemotional development of VI infants.

Main Methods:

  • Adapted the Strange Situation Paradigm (SSP) with modified instructions for VI infants.
  • Observed attachment behaviors in 20 VI infants (aged 0.9-2.33 months).
  • Classified attachment patterns based on observable behaviors.

Main Results:

  • The adapted SSP successfully classified attachment behaviors in most VI infants.
  • Nineteen out of 20 VI infants displayed observable attachment by 12 months.
  • Most VI infants exhibited secure and organized attachment patterns.

Conclusions:

  • The Strange Situation Paradigm is applicable for assessing attachment in VI infants.
  • VI infants demonstrate secure and organized attachment, similar to sighted infants.
  • Attachment development in VI infants is robust and supports socioemotional outcomes.

Keywords:
AttachementBindungBlindheitCécitéFremde-Situation-ParadigmaHandicap VisuelParadigma de la Situación ExtrañaParadigme de Situation EtrangePopulations SpécialesSehbehinderungStrange Situation Paradigmafectividadattachmentbesondere Populationblindnesscegueragrupos especialesimpedimento visualspecial populationsvisual impairmentالعمىالكلمات الرئيسية: التعلقضعف البصرمجموعة سكانية خاصةنموذج الموقف الغريبストレンジ • シチュエーション • パラダイム依附失明愛着特別な集団特殊人群盲目視覚障害視覺障礙陌生情境範式

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