El objetivo de este estudio ha sido analizar la relación entre la seguridad del apego y la calidad de las relaciones entre iguales, incluyendo ésta las habilidades sociales, las habilidades emocionales, la agresividad, la conducta prosocial y el nivel de aceptación, informadas por profesores y el estatus sociométrico, informado por los niños/as. Participaron 154 escolares (53% niños y 47% niñas) con un rango de edad entre 7 y 8 años. La seguridad del apego fue individualmente evaluada con una prueba semiproyectiva (S.A.T). Los resultados confirman la importancia de las relaciones de apego seguras a la hora de relacionarse con los iguales. Los niños seguros mostraron niveles significativamente superiores en la mayoría de las variables de competencia social, y en el grupo definido por su elevada competencia social más del 80% fue clasificado como seguro.
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