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Objective:Measures of attachment for use in non-specialist settings where limited time is available for assessment, or for large study populations, have eluded researchers. This systematic review summarises measures of infant-parent attachment validated against the Strange Situation Procedure and evaluates the practicalities of their use in non-specialist settings and large scale studies.Method:We searched multiple bibliographic databases to identify references (from 1 January 1966) describing measures of attachment. Six alternative measures of attachment were identified. When the logistics of these measures were evaluated, none were suitable for use in a large scale study or non-specialist settings.Conclusion:There are no measures in current usage suitable for the measurement of attachment in infants in non-specialist settings or in large scale studies and there is a need to develop such a measure.

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