Children’s attachment: attachment in children and young people who are adopted from care, in care or at high risk of going into care

Tool

Setting

Format

Age (years)

Classification

Insecure attachment

Disorganised attachment

Strange Situation Procedure

Clinic

Observation

1–2

Y

Y

Cassidy–Marvin Preschool Attachment Coding System

Clinic

Observation

2–4

Y

Y

Preschool Assessment of Attachment

Clinic

Observation

2–4

Y

Y

Attachment Q-sort

Home

Observation

1–4

Y

N

Manchester Child Attachment Story Task

Any setting

Interviewer‑researcher/clinician

4–7

Y

Y

McArthur Story Stem Battery

Any setting

Interviewer‑researcher/clinician

4–7

Y

Y

Story Stem Attachment Profile

Any setting

Interviewer‑researcher/clinician

4–7

Y

Y

Child Attachment Interview

Any setting

Interviewer‑researcher/clinician

7–15

Y

Y

Adult Attachment Interview

Any setting

Interviewer‑researcher/clinician

15+ and parents or carers

Y

Y