The School Attachment Monitor-A novel computational tool for assessment of attachment in middle childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attachment research has been limited by the lack of quick and easy measures. We report development and validation of the School Attachment Monitor (SAM), a novel measure for largescale assessment of attachment in children aged 5-9, in the general population. SAM offers automatic presentation, on computer, of story-stems based on the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST), without the need for trained administrators. SAM is delivered by novel software which interacts with child participants, starting with warm-up activities to familiarise them with the task. Children's story completion is video recorded and augmented by 'smart dolls' that the child can hold and manipulate, with movement sensors for data collection. The design of SAM was informed by children of use

SUBMITTER: Rooksby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297900 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature