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Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Attachment Security and disorganization in maltreating and high risk families a series of meta analyses
Devenir, 2020Co-Authors: Chantal Cyr, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Eveline M Euser, Marinus H Van IjzendoornAbstract:The present meta-analytic study examines the differential impact of maltreatment and various socioeconomic risks on Attachment Security and disorganization. Fifty-five studies with 4,792 children were traced, yielding a total of fifty-nine samples with non-maltreated highrisk children (n = 4,336) and ten samples with maltreated children (n = 456). We tested whether the proportions of secure versus insecure (avoidant, resistant, and disorganized) and organized versus disorganized Attachments varied as a function of different risk indicators. The results showed that children living under highrisk conditions (including maltreatment studies) showed fewer secure (d = 0.67) and more disorganized (d = 0.77) Attachments than children living in low-risk families. Large effect sizes were found for the set of maltreatment studies: maltreated children were less secure (d = 2.10) and more disorganized (d = 2.19) than other high-risk children (d = 0.48 and d = 0.48, respectively). However, children exposed to five socioeconomic risk factors (k = 8 studies, d = 1.20) were not significantly less likely to be disorganized than maltreated children. Overall, these meta-analyses show the destructive impact of maltreatment on Attachment Security and disorganization, but the accumulation of socioeconomic risks appears to have a similarly damaging impact on Attachment disorganization.
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association between infant nighttime sleep location and Attachment Security no easy verdict
Tradition, 2016Co-Authors: Viara R Milevaseitz, Maartje P C M Luijk, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Frank C Verhulst, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Henning TiemeierAbstract:We tested whether mother-infant bed-sharing is associated with increased secure infant-mother Attachment, a previously unexplored association. Frequency of bed-sharing and mothers' nighttime comforting measures at 2 months were assessed with questionnaires in 550 Caucasian mothers from a population-based cohort. Attachment Security was assessed with the Strange Situation Procedure (M.D.S. Ainsworth, M.C. Blehar, E. Waters, & S. Wall, 1978) at 14 months. When using a dichotomous variable, "never bed-sharing" (solitary sleepers) versus "any bed-sharing," the relative risk of being classified as insecurely attached for solitary-sleeping infants (vs. bed-sharers) was 1.21 (95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.40). In multivariate models, solitary sleeping was associated with greater odds of insecure Attachment, adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.50, 95% CI = 1.02-2.20) and, in particular, with greater odds of resistant Attachment, adjusted OR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.10-2.76); and with a lower Attachment Security score, β = -0.12, t(495) = -2.61, p = .009. However, we found no evidence of a dose-response association between bed-sharing and secure Attachment when using a trichotomous bed-sharing variable based on frequency of bed-sharing. Our findings demonstrate some evidence that solitary sleeping is associated with insecure Attachment. However, the lack of a dose-response association suggests that further experimental study is necessary before accepting common notions that sharing a bed leads to children who are better or not better adjusted.
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attention to faces expressing negative emotion at 7 months predicts Attachment Security at 14 months
Child Development, 2015Co-Authors: Mikko J Peltola, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Linda Forssman, Kaija Puura, Jukka M LeppanenAbstract:To investigate potential infant-related antecedents characterizing later Attachment Security, this study tested whether attention to facial expressions, assessed with an eye-tracking paradigm at 7 months of age (N = 73), predicted infant–mother Attachment in the Strange Situation Procedure at 14 months. Attention to fearful faces at 7 months predicted Attachment Security, with a smaller attentional bias to fearful expressions associated with insecure Attachment. Attachment disorganization in particular was linked to an absence of the age-typical attentional bias to fear. These data provide the first evidence linking infants’ attentional bias to negative facial expressions with Attachment formation and suggest reduced sensitivity to facial expressions of negative emotion as a testable trait that could link Attachment disorganization with later behavioral outcomes. Developing during the 1st year, the Attachment behavioral system facilitates different response patterns upon threatening situations and separation from caregivers (Bowlby, 1969). Compared to securely attached infants who readily seek and manage to get comfort from the caregiver when feeling frightened, insecurely attached infants are characterized by an inhibition of outward signs of distress and apparent indifference toward the caregiver (avoidance), clinginess and anger toward the
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the association between paternal sensitivity and infant father Attachment Security a meta analysis of three decades of research
Journal of Family Psychology, 2011Co-Authors: Nicole Lucassen, Anne Tharner, Frank C Verhulst, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Brenda L Volling, Mijke Lambregtsevan Den P Berg, Henning TiemeierAbstract:For almost three decades, the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment Security has been studied. The first wave of studies on the correlates of infant-father Attachment showed a weak association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment Security (r = .13, p < .001, k = 8, N = 546). In the current paper, a meta-analysis of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment based on all studies currently available is presented, and the change over time of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment is investigated. Studies using an observational measure of paternal interactive behavior with the infant, and the Strange Situation Procedure to observe the Attachment relationship were included. Paternal sensitivity is differentiated from paternal sensitivity combined with stimulation in the interaction with the infant. Higher levels of paternal sensitivity were associated with more infant-father Attachment Security (r = .12, p < .001, k = 16, N = 1,355). Fathers' sensitive play combined with stimulation was not more strongly associated with Attachment Security than sensitive interactions without stimulation of play. Despite possible changes in paternal role patterns, we did not find stronger associations between paternal sensitivity and infant Attachment in more recent years.
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dopaminergic serotonergic and oxytonergic candidate genes associated with infant Attachment Security and disorganization in search of main and interaction effects
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011Co-Authors: Glenn I. Roisman, Jay Belsky, Maartje P C M Luijk, Henning Tiemeier, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, John D Haltigan, Cathryn Boothlaforce, Andre G UitterlindenAbstract:Background and methods: In two birth cohort studies with genetic, sensitive parenting, and Attachment data of more than 1,000 infants in total, we tested main and interaction effects of candidate genes involved in the dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin systems (DRD4, DRD2, COMT, 5-HTT, OXTR) on Attachment Security and disorganization. Parenting was assessed using observational rating scales for parental sensitivity (Ainsworth, Bell, & Stayton, 1974), and infant Attachment was assessed with the Strange Situation Procedure. Results: We found no consistent additive genetic associations for Attachment Security and Attachment disorganization. However, specific tests revealed evidence for a codominant risk model for COMT Val158Met, consistent across both samples. Children with the Val/Met genotype showed higher disorganization scores (combined effect size d =.22, CI =.10-.34, p <.001). Gene-by-environment interaction effects were not replicable across the two samples. Conclusions: This unexpected finding might be explained by a broader range of plasticity in heterozygotes, which may increase susceptibility to environmental influences or to dysregulation of emotional arousal. This study is unique in combining the two largest Attachment cohorts with molecular genetic and observed rearing environment data to date.
Dante Cicchetti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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genetic contributions to continuity and change in Attachment Security a prospective longitudinal investigation from infancy to young adulthood
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013Co-Authors: Lee K Raby, Dante Cicchetti, Elizabeth A Carlson, Byron Egeland, Andrew W CollinsAbstract:Background: Longitudinal research has demonstrated that individual differences in Attachment Security show only modest continuity from infancy to adulthood. Recent findings based on retrospective reports suggest that individuals’ genetic variation may moderate the developmental associations between early Attachment–relevant relationship experiences and adult Attachment Security. The purpose of this study was to use a prospective, longitudinal design to investigate genetic contributions to continuity and changes in Attachment Security from infancy to young adulthood in a higher risk sample. Methods: Infant Attachment Security was assessed using the Strange Situation Procedure at 12 and 18 months. Adults’ general Attachment representations were assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview at ages 19 and 26. Romantic Attachment representations were assessed with the Current Relationship Interview (CRI) at ages 20–21 and ages 26–28. Individuals were genotyped for variants within the oxytocin receptor (OXTR), dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4), and serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) . Results: The continuity of Attachment Security from infancy into young adulthood was consistently moderated by OXTR genetic variation. Infant Attachment Security predicted the Security of adults’ general and romantic Attachment representations only for individuals with the OXTR G/G genotype. This interaction was significant when predicting adult Attachment Security as measured by the Adult Attachment Interview at ages 19 and 26 and the CRI at ages 26–28. Dopamine D4 receptor and 5-HTTLPR genetic variation did not consistently moderate the longitudinal associations between Attachment Security during infancy and adulthood. Conclusions: This study provides initial longitudinal evidence for genetic contributions to continuity and change in Attachment Security from infancy to young adulthood. Genetic variation related to the oxytocin system may moderate the stability of Attachment Security across development. Keywords: Attachment, continuity, development, genetics.
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preventive interventions and sustained Attachment Security in maltreated children
Development and Psychopathology, 2013Co-Authors: Erin Pickreign Stronach, Sheree L Toth, Fred A Rogosch, Dante CicchettiAbstract:Thirteen-month-old maltreated infants (n = 137) and their mothers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: child-parent psychotherapy (CPP), psychoeducational parenting intervention (PPI), or community standard (CS). A fourth group of nonmaltreated infants (n = 52) and their mothers served as a nonmaltreated comparison (NC) group. A prior investigation found that the CPP and the PPI groups demonstrated substantial increases in secure Attachment at postintervention, whereas this change was not found in the CS and the NC groups. The current investigation involved the analysis of data obtained at a follow-up assessment that occurred 12 months after the completion of treatment. At follow-up, children in the CPP group had higher rates of secure and lower rates of disorganized Attachment than did children in the PPI or the CS group. Rates of disorganized Attachment did not differ between the CPP and the NC groups. Intention to treat analyses also showed higher rates of secure Attachment at follow-up in the CPP group relative to the PPI and the CS groups. However, groups did not differ on disorganized Attachment. Both primary and intention to treat analyses demonstrated that maternal-reported child behavior problems did not differ among the four groups at the follow-up assessment. This is the first investigation to demonstrate sustained Attachment Security in maltreated children 12 months after the completion of an Attachment theory informed intervention. The findings also suggest that, although effective in the short term, parenting interventions alone may not be effective in maintaining secure Attachment in children over time.
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child maltreatment Attachment Security and internal representations of mother and mother child relationships
Child Maltreatment, 2011Co-Authors: Erin Pickreign Stronach, Sheree L Toth, Jody Todd Manly, Fred A Rogosch, Assaf Oshri, Dante CicchettiAbstract:Attachment Security and internal representations of mothers, and of the mother-child relationship, were examined in an ethnically diverse and economically disadvantaged sample of maltreated (N = 92) and nonmaltreated (N = 31) preschool-aged children. Maltreated preschoolers had lower rates of secure Attachment and higher rates of disorganized Attachment than did nonmaltreated preschoolers. Maltreatment also was associated with less positive global representations of the mother-child relationship relative to the nonmaltreated comparison group. Analyses were conducted to determine whether maltreatment characteristics such as subtype, chronicity, severity, and frequency were associated with Attachment organization and with internal representations. Implications of these results for developmental theory and intervention with maltreated children are discussed. Language: en
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child maltreatment Attachment Security and internal representations of mother and mother child relationships
Child Maltreatment, 2011Co-Authors: Erin Pickreign Stronach, Sheree L Toth, Jody Todd Manly, Fred A Rogosch, Assaf Oshri, Dante CicchettiAbstract:Attachment Security and internal representations of mothers, and of the mother-child relationship, were examined in an ethnically diverse and economically disadvantaged sample of maltreated (N = 92) and nonmaltreated (N = 31) preschool-aged children. Maltreated preschoolers had lower rates of secure Attachment and higher rates of disorganized Attachment than did nonmaltreated preschoolers. Maltreatment also was associated with less positive global representations of the mother-child relationship relative to the nonmaltreated comparison group. Analyses were conducted to determine whether maltreatment characteristics such as subtype, chronicity, severity, and frequency were associated with Attachment organization and with internal representations. Implications of these results for developmental theory and intervention with maltreated children are discussed.
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maternal depression children s Attachment Security and representational development an organizational perspective
Child Development, 2009Co-Authors: Sheree L Toth, Fred A Rogosch, Melissa L Sturgeapple, Dante CicchettiAbstract:Relations among maternal depression, child Attachment, and children’s representations of parents and self were examined. Participants included toddlers and their mothers with a history of major depressive disorder (n= 63) or no history of mental disorder (n= 68). Attachment was assessed at 20 and 36 months and representations of parents and self were assessed at 36 and 48 months. Depressive symptoms were assessed at all 3 time points. While early-occurring maternal depression had a negative impact on children’s negative and positive representations of parents, Attachment Security mediated the relation between depressive symptoms and negative representations. Attachment Security served as an intervening variable between maternal depression and changes in children’s negative representations of self. Implications for prevention are highlighted.
Marian J Bakermanskranenburg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Attachment Security and disorganization in maltreating and high risk families a series of meta analyses
Devenir, 2020Co-Authors: Chantal Cyr, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Eveline M Euser, Marinus H Van IjzendoornAbstract:The present meta-analytic study examines the differential impact of maltreatment and various socioeconomic risks on Attachment Security and disorganization. Fifty-five studies with 4,792 children were traced, yielding a total of fifty-nine samples with non-maltreated highrisk children (n = 4,336) and ten samples with maltreated children (n = 456). We tested whether the proportions of secure versus insecure (avoidant, resistant, and disorganized) and organized versus disorganized Attachments varied as a function of different risk indicators. The results showed that children living under highrisk conditions (including maltreatment studies) showed fewer secure (d = 0.67) and more disorganized (d = 0.77) Attachments than children living in low-risk families. Large effect sizes were found for the set of maltreatment studies: maltreated children were less secure (d = 2.10) and more disorganized (d = 2.19) than other high-risk children (d = 0.48 and d = 0.48, respectively). However, children exposed to five socioeconomic risk factors (k = 8 studies, d = 1.20) were not significantly less likely to be disorganized than maltreated children. Overall, these meta-analyses show the destructive impact of maltreatment on Attachment Security and disorganization, but the accumulation of socioeconomic risks appears to have a similarly damaging impact on Attachment disorganization.
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association between infant nighttime sleep location and Attachment Security no easy verdict
Tradition, 2016Co-Authors: Viara R Milevaseitz, Maartje P C M Luijk, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Frank C Verhulst, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Henning TiemeierAbstract:We tested whether mother-infant bed-sharing is associated with increased secure infant-mother Attachment, a previously unexplored association. Frequency of bed-sharing and mothers' nighttime comforting measures at 2 months were assessed with questionnaires in 550 Caucasian mothers from a population-based cohort. Attachment Security was assessed with the Strange Situation Procedure (M.D.S. Ainsworth, M.C. Blehar, E. Waters, & S. Wall, 1978) at 14 months. When using a dichotomous variable, "never bed-sharing" (solitary sleepers) versus "any bed-sharing," the relative risk of being classified as insecurely attached for solitary-sleeping infants (vs. bed-sharers) was 1.21 (95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.40). In multivariate models, solitary sleeping was associated with greater odds of insecure Attachment, adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.50, 95% CI = 1.02-2.20) and, in particular, with greater odds of resistant Attachment, adjusted OR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.10-2.76); and with a lower Attachment Security score, β = -0.12, t(495) = -2.61, p = .009. However, we found no evidence of a dose-response association between bed-sharing and secure Attachment when using a trichotomous bed-sharing variable based on frequency of bed-sharing. Our findings demonstrate some evidence that solitary sleeping is associated with insecure Attachment. However, the lack of a dose-response association suggests that further experimental study is necessary before accepting common notions that sharing a bed leads to children who are better or not better adjusted.
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the association between paternal sensitivity and infant father Attachment Security a meta analysis of three decades of research
Journal of Family Psychology, 2011Co-Authors: Nicole Lucassen, Anne Tharner, Frank C Verhulst, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Brenda L Volling, Mijke Lambregtsevan Den P Berg, Henning TiemeierAbstract:For almost three decades, the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment Security has been studied. The first wave of studies on the correlates of infant-father Attachment showed a weak association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment Security (r = .13, p < .001, k = 8, N = 546). In the current paper, a meta-analysis of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment based on all studies currently available is presented, and the change over time of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father Attachment is investigated. Studies using an observational measure of paternal interactive behavior with the infant, and the Strange Situation Procedure to observe the Attachment relationship were included. Paternal sensitivity is differentiated from paternal sensitivity combined with stimulation in the interaction with the infant. Higher levels of paternal sensitivity were associated with more infant-father Attachment Security (r = .12, p < .001, k = 16, N = 1,355). Fathers' sensitive play combined with stimulation was not more strongly associated with Attachment Security than sensitive interactions without stimulation of play. Despite possible changes in paternal role patterns, we did not find stronger associations between paternal sensitivity and infant Attachment in more recent years.
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the association between parenting and Attachment Security is moderated by a polymorphism in the mineralocorticoid receptor gene evidence for differential susceptibility
Biological Psychology, 2011Co-Authors: Maartje P C M Luijk, Anne Tharner, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Frank C Verhulst, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn, Henning TiemeierAbstract:Maternal sensitive responsiveness and extreme insensitivity only partly explain the variance in Attachment Security. Differences in Attachment Security may well be rooted in the interplay of genetic variations and environmental factors. The association between parenting (observed sensitive responsiveness and extreme insensitivity) and Attachment Security (assessed with the Strange Situation Procedure) was hypothesized to be moderated by genes involved in the regulation of the stress response: the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) genes. A significant G. × E interaction was found: infants carrying the minor MR allele (G) were significantly more securely attached if their mothers showed more sensitive responsiveness and significantly less securely attached if their mothers showed more extremely insensitive behaviors. These associations were not significant for carriers of the AA genotype of MR. Findings are discussed from a differential susceptibility perspective.
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Attachment Security and disorganization in maltreating and high risk families a series of meta analyses
Development and Psychopathology, 2010Co-Authors: Chantal Cyr, Marian J Bakermanskranenburg, Eveline M Euser, Marinus H Van IjzendoornAbstract:The current meta-analytic study examined the differential impact of maltreatment and various socioeconomic risks on Attachment Security and disorganization. Fifty-five studies with 4,792 children were traced, yielding 59 samples with nonmaltreated high-risk children (n = 4,336) and 10 samples with maltreated children (n = 456). We tested whether proportions of secure versus insecure (avoidant, resistant, and disorganized) and organized versus disorganized Attachments varied as a function of risks. Results showed that children living under high-risk conditions (including maltreatment studies) showed fewer secure (d = 0.67) and more disorganized (d = 0.77) Attachments than children living in low-risk families. Large effects sizes were found for the set of maltreatment studies: maltreated children were less secure (d = 2.10) and more disorganized (d = 2.19) than other high-risk children (d = 0.48 and d = 0.48, respectively). However, children exposed to five socioeconomic risks (k = 8 studies, d = 1.20) were not significantly less likely to be disorganized than maltreated children. Overall, these meta-analyses show the destructive impact of maltreatment for Attachment Security as well as disorganization, but the accumulation of socioeconomic risks appears to have a similar impact on Attachment disorganization.
Geoffrey L Brown - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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father involvement paternal sensitivity and father child Attachment Security in the first 3 years
Journal of Family Psychology, 2012Co-Authors: Geoffrey L Brown, Sarah C Mangelsdorf, Cynthia NeffAbstract:To reach a greater understanding of the early father-child Attachment relationship, this study examined concurrent and longitudinal associations among father involvement, paternal sensitivity, and father-child Attachment Security at 13 months and 3 years of age. Analyses revealed few associations among these variables at 13 months of age, but involvement and sensitivity independently predicted father-child Attachment Security at age 3. Moreover, sensitivity moderated the association between involvement and Attachment Security at 3 years. Specifically, involvement was unrelated to Attachment Security when fathers were highly sensitive, but positively related to Attachment Security when fathers were relatively less sensitive. Father involvement was also moderately stable across the two timepoints, but paternal sensitivity was not. Furthermore, there was significant stability in father-child Attachment Security from 13 months to 3 years. Secure Attachment at 13 months also predicted greater levels of paternal sensitivity at 3 years, with sensitivity at age 3 mediating the association between 13 month and 3 year Attachment Security. In sum, a secure father-child Attachment relationship a) was related to both quantity and quality of fathering behavior, b) remained relatively stable across early childhood, and c) predicted increased paternal sensitivity over time. These findings further our understanding of the correlates of early father-child Attachment, and underscore the need to consider multiple domains of fathers’ parenting and reciprocal relations between fathering behavior and father-child Attachment Security.
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observed and reported supportive coparenting as predictors of infant mother and infant father Attachment Security
Early Child Development and Care, 2010Co-Authors: Geoffrey L Brown, Sarah C Mangelsdorf, Sarah J Schoppesullivan, Cynthia NeffAbstract:This study examined associations between supportive coparenting and infant-mother and infant-father Attachment Security. Observed and parent-reported coparenting, and observed maternal and paternal sensitivity were assessed in a sample of 68 families with 3.5-month-old infants. Infant-mother and infant-father Attachment Security were assessed in the Strange Situation Procedure (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978) at 12 and 13 months of age, respectively. Observed and reported supportive coparenting were associated with greater Attachment Security in the infant-father, but not the infant-mother, Attachment relationship. The link between observed coparenting and infant-father Attachment remained after accounting for paternal sensitivity. Furthermore, child gender moderated some associations between coparenting and infant-parent Attachment Security. Among families with boys, observed and reported supportive coparenting was related to greater infant-mother and infant-father Attachment Security, respectively. Coparenting was unrelated to infant-mother or infant-father Attachment Security among families with girls. Results highlight a possible link between the coparental and father-child relationships and the need to consider both parent and child gender when examining associations between family functioning and Attachment.
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parenting predictors of father child Attachment Security interactive effects of father involvement and fathering quality
Fathering: A Journal of Theory Research and Practice About Men As Fathers, 2007Co-Authors: Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Kelly K BostAbstract:This study examined the parenting predictors of father-child Attachment Security in early childhood. Results suggest that multiple dimensions of fathers’ parenting quality moderated the associations between father involvement, in its original content-free sense, and father-child Attachment. Specifically, father involvement was generally unrelated to Attachment Security when fathers engaged in high-quality parenting behavior, but associated with lower levels of Attachment Security when fathers’ parenting was less adaptive. Findings provide further evidence for the important role of parenting quality in the fatherchild Attachment relationship, and suggest that the consequences of involved fathering for father-child Attachment Security are dependent upon qualitative aspects of fathering behavior.
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maternal secure base scripts children s Attachment Security and mother child narrative styles
Attachment & Human Development, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly K Bost, Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Manuela Verissimo, Brian E Vaughn, Gabrielle Coppola, Ligia Monteiro, Byran B KorthAbstract:Abstract This paper reports the results of a study examining links between maternal representations of Attachment, child Attachment Security, and mother and child narrative styles assessed in the context of reminiscences about shared experiences. Participants were 90 mother – child dyads. Child Attachment Security was assessed using the Attachment Q-set and maternal Attachment representations were measured using a recently designed instrument that assesses the script-like qualities of those representations. Analyses examined dependencies in the mother – child memory talk data and then assessed the overlap between both mother and child reminiscing styles and the Attachment variables. Narrative styles of both the mothers and their children were coherent and consistent for each dyad member. Furthermore, maternal narrative style (e.g., specific and elaborative questions, using confirming evaluation comments) was significantly related to child participation in the narrative. Maternal and child Attachment varia...
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maternal secure base scripts children s Attachment Security and mother child narrative styles
Attachment & Human Development, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly K Bost, Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Manuela Verissimo, Brian E Vaughn, Gabrielle Coppola, Ligia Monteiro, Byran B KorthAbstract:This paper reports the results of a study examining links between maternal representations of Attachment, child Attachment Security, and mother and child narrative styles assessed in the context of reminiscences about shared experiences. Participants were 90 mother - child dyads. Child Attachment Security was assessed using the Attachment Q-set and maternal Attachment representations were measured using a recently designed instrument that assesses the script-like qualities of those representations. Analyses examined dependencies in the mother - child memory talk data and then assessed the overlap between both mother and child reminiscing styles and the Attachment variables. Narrative styles of both the mothers and their children were coherent and consistent for each dyad member. Furthermore, maternal narrative style (e.g., specific and elaborative questions, using confirming evaluation comments) was significantly related to child participation in the narrative. Maternal and child Attachment variables were positively and significantly correlated, and child Security was positively associated with maternal narrative style. Maternal secure base scripts were also found to be significantly related to the number of references to emotions in both mother and child narratives as well as to children's overall participation in the memory talk. The pattern of results suggests that Attachment representations serve as one influence on the manner(s) in which mother - child dyads think about and discuss emotion-laden content relevant to the child's personal autobiography. Furthermore, the results are consistent with the notion that the manner in which children organize their thoughts about emotion are (at least potentially) shaped by the narrative styles of their parents.
Kelly K Bost - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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parenting predictors of father child Attachment Security interactive effects of father involvement and fathering quality
Fathering: A Journal of Theory Research and Practice About Men As Fathers, 2007Co-Authors: Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Kelly K BostAbstract:This study examined the parenting predictors of father-child Attachment Security in early childhood. Results suggest that multiple dimensions of fathers’ parenting quality moderated the associations between father involvement, in its original content-free sense, and father-child Attachment. Specifically, father involvement was generally unrelated to Attachment Security when fathers engaged in high-quality parenting behavior, but associated with lower levels of Attachment Security when fathers’ parenting was less adaptive. Findings provide further evidence for the important role of parenting quality in the fatherchild Attachment relationship, and suggest that the consequences of involved fathering for father-child Attachment Security are dependent upon qualitative aspects of fathering behavior.
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maternal secure base scripts children s Attachment Security and mother child narrative styles
Attachment & Human Development, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly K Bost, Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Manuela Verissimo, Brian E Vaughn, Gabrielle Coppola, Ligia Monteiro, Byran B KorthAbstract:Abstract This paper reports the results of a study examining links between maternal representations of Attachment, child Attachment Security, and mother and child narrative styles assessed in the context of reminiscences about shared experiences. Participants were 90 mother – child dyads. Child Attachment Security was assessed using the Attachment Q-set and maternal Attachment representations were measured using a recently designed instrument that assesses the script-like qualities of those representations. Analyses examined dependencies in the mother – child memory talk data and then assessed the overlap between both mother and child reminiscing styles and the Attachment variables. Narrative styles of both the mothers and their children were coherent and consistent for each dyad member. Furthermore, maternal narrative style (e.g., specific and elaborative questions, using confirming evaluation comments) was significantly related to child participation in the narrative. Maternal and child Attachment varia...
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maternal secure base scripts children s Attachment Security and mother child narrative styles
Attachment & Human Development, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly K Bost, Geoffrey L Brown, Brent A Mcbride, Nana Shin, Manuela Verissimo, Brian E Vaughn, Gabrielle Coppola, Ligia Monteiro, Byran B KorthAbstract:This paper reports the results of a study examining links between maternal representations of Attachment, child Attachment Security, and mother and child narrative styles assessed in the context of reminiscences about shared experiences. Participants were 90 mother - child dyads. Child Attachment Security was assessed using the Attachment Q-set and maternal Attachment representations were measured using a recently designed instrument that assesses the script-like qualities of those representations. Analyses examined dependencies in the mother - child memory talk data and then assessed the overlap between both mother and child reminiscing styles and the Attachment variables. Narrative styles of both the mothers and their children were coherent and consistent for each dyad member. Furthermore, maternal narrative style (e.g., specific and elaborative questions, using confirming evaluation comments) was significantly related to child participation in the narrative. Maternal and child Attachment variables were positively and significantly correlated, and child Security was positively associated with maternal narrative style. Maternal secure base scripts were also found to be significantly related to the number of references to emotions in both mother and child narratives as well as to children's overall participation in the memory talk. The pattern of results suggests that Attachment representations serve as one influence on the manner(s) in which mother - child dyads think about and discuss emotion-laden content relevant to the child's personal autobiography. Furthermore, the results are consistent with the notion that the manner in which children organize their thoughts about emotion are (at least potentially) shaped by the narrative styles of their parents.