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  • Social Sciences
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Attachment concepts exhibit diverse interpretations across disciplines.
  • This divergence leads to communication barriers among researchers, practitioners, and between these groups.
  • The varied use of attachment concepts hinders collaborative potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore variations in attachment concept meanings across six domains: popular discourse, developmental science, social psychological science, psychiatric diagnosis, psychotherapy, and child welfare practice.
  • To identify points of convergence, divergence, and relay between these attachment discourses.
  • To highlight the unrecognised diversity in attachment concept application.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of attachment discourse across six distinct domains.
  • Typification of different forms of attachment discourse.
  • Examination of convergence, divergence, and relay points between domains.

Main Results:

  • Significant diversity in the application and meaning of attachment concepts across the examined domains.
  • Lack of recognition regarding these domain-specific differences in attachment theory.
  • Identification of specific areas where clarification is needed.

Conclusions:

  • Recognizing the diversity in attachment concept usage can reduce confusion.
  • Understanding these differences can guide the development of supportive infrastructure for coordination.
  • Clarifying core terminology such as "attachment", "internal working model", "trauma", and "dysregulation" is crucial for academic discourse and interdisciplinary collaboration.