Attachment Disorganization in Infancy: A Developmental Precursor to Maladaptive Social Information Processing at Age 8

This study examined infant attachment as a predictor of social information processing (SIP) in middle childhood ( n = 82) while controlling for parental sensitivity in middle childhood. Attachment quality was assessed using the Strange Situation. Although attachment insecurity did not predict SIP, attachment disorganization positively predicted the early SIP steps of hostile attributional bias and aggressive goals. Children with disorganized...