Attachment theory is familiar to probation workers, with its broad messages that early care can leave a lasting legacy, and that patterns of relating can be repeated throughout the lifespan. Up close, however, attachment theory is complex, and research findings sometimes vague or contested. This empirical research examined the use of four key attachment-based concepts in generic probation practice over a period of six months. The concept of the probation officer as a potential secure base was a useful one, as was the idea that service users’ early attachment history could help to understand relationships and offending. Other concepts (the reflective function and attachment style) were less useful.

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缓刑监督中依恋概念的定性检验

依恋理论对缓刑工作者来说很熟悉，其广泛的信息是早期护理可以留下持久的遗产，并且关系模式可以在整个生命周期中重复。然而，依恋理论很复杂，研究结果有时含糊不清或有争议。这项实证研究在六个月的时间里检查了四个基于依恋的关键概念在一般缓刑实践中的使用。缓刑官作为潜在安全基地的概念很有用，服务使用者的早期依恋历史可以帮助理解关系和冒犯的想法也是如此。其他概念（反射功能和依恋风格）不太有用。