CAI
Child Attachment Interview (CAI)
The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) is a semi-structured interview designed to assess attachment patterns in children aged 7 to 15. It gathers the child's representations of their attachment relationships through narratives and answers to questions about situations of closeness, separation, and comfort with parental figures.
- Number of questions
- 19 questions
- Estimated duration
- 30 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Child Attachment Interview
- Target audience
- Children and preadolescents
- Authors
- Howard Steele, Miriam Steele (2002)
- Category
- Adolescent care, Childhood
Scoring & interpretation
The child's responses are transcribed and then coded by trained raters using a specific coding grid to classify attachment into main categories (secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent, disorganized). Interpretation is based on coherence, the richness of the descriptions, and emotion regulation strategies.
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