Originally published by Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, N.J., 1978; transferred to digital printing 2009 by Psychology Press.

Pt. I. Introduction -- Theoretical background -- pt. 2. Method -- Procedures -- Measures and methods of assessment -- pt. 3. Results -- Descriptive account of behavior in each episode -- Normative trends across episodes -- An examination of the classificatory system : a multiple discriminant function analysis -- Relationships between infant behavior in the strange situation and at home -- Relationships between infant behavior in the strange situation and maternal behavior at home -- A review of strange-situation studies of one-year-olds -- Review of strange-situation studies of two- to four-year-olds -- The effects of repetition of the strange situation -- Subgroups and their usefulness -- pt. 4. Discussion -- Discussion of normative issues -- Individual differences : in light of contrasting paradigms -- An interpretation of individual differences.