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Frontiers in psychology
2015;6 1069.

Emotional availability: theory, research, and intervention.

Hannah Saunders, Allyson Kraus, Lavinia Barone, Zeynep Biringen
Author Information
  1. Hannah Saunders: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, USA.
  2. Allyson Kraus: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, USA.
  3. Lavinia Barone: Department of Brain and Behavioral Science, Psychology Section, University of Pavia , Pavia, Italy.
  4. Zeynep Biringen: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, USA.
PMID: 26283996 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01069

Abstract

Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969) and its limitations are first described. Next, emotional availability (EA; Biringen et al., 1998; Biringen, 2008) is introduced as an expansion upon the original conceptualization of the parent-child attachment relationship. As a construct and as a measure, EA considers the dyadic and emotional qualities of adult-child relationships. EA is predictive of a variety of child outcomes, such as attachment security, emotion regulation, and school readiness. Recently developed programs to enhance adult-child EA are described.

Keywords

attachment emotional availability emotional availability scales intervention psychology for clinical settings

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