Of the sample studied, eighty-six percent of the abused children classified as having an insecure attachment at twelve months were classified as being at an earlier age. Indeed, insecure attachment helps determine children's functioning and supports the value of the insecure attachment model in increasing our knowledge of children's mental disorders (Barnet, Ganiban, & Cicchetti, 1989). Based on previous research there may be a correlation between child neglect and abuse and the type of attachment they form with their primary caregiver. However, research fails to go further and link specific acts of abuse/neglect with an exact type of insecure attachment type (A, avoidant, C, ambivalent, and D, disorganized/disoriented). For example, do most children who suffer from neglect form Type A attachments? Most children who are victims of sexual abuse have a type D insecurity