... from the different sections to provide a coherent answer. What does quality of attachment mean? Durkin (1995) describes attachment as an emotional bond in which a person's sense of security is bound up in the relationship. Quality of attachment is sometimes paired with intensity of attachment as it is to a certain extent in Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment. This can be misleading, as a strong attachment is not necessarily of high quality. A 35 year old man for instance, who still lives with his mother and asks her for permission every time he goes on a date may be very strongly attached, but it is surely not a healthy attachment. As cross-cultural studies have demonstrated, the definition of the intensity to which a child should be attached differs amongst and within cultures. The different values, backgrounds, anticipations, perceptions and assumptions of parents amongst different nationalities or social classes may ...

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