BEYOND THE DYAD: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESCHOOLERS ATTACHMENT REPRESENTATIONS AND FAMILY TRIADIC INTERACTIONS

This study examines the relationship between triadic family interactions and preschoolers attachment representations, or internal workingmodels (IWMs), from a qualitative and dimensional perspective. Individual, relational, and sociocultural variables were evaluated using two differentsamples. The results showed that triadic family interactions were linked to preschoolers attachment security levels in both groups, indicating thereliability of the proposed model.