John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth's study indicates that ambivalent or anxious attachment occurs when caregivers are unable to consistently meet or respond to a young child’s emotional and physical needs.

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  Early Childhood Attachment Styles: What Parents and Professionals ...

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• Early Childhood Attachment Styles: What Parents and Professionals ... www.zerotothree.org ZERO TO THREE via serper

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• John Bowlby entity
• Mary Ainsworth entity
• anxious-preoccupied attachment concept
• ambivalent attachment concept