Perceptions of parent-child attachment, social self-efficacy, and peer relationships in middle childhood

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla K. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Parent Child

Emotion regulation as a mediator of associations between mother–child attachment and peer relationships in middle childhood.

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina M. Contreras ◽  
Kathryn A. Kerns ◽  
Barbara L. Weimer ◽  
Amy L. Gentzler ◽  
Patricia L. Tomich
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Child Attachment

scholarly journals The impact of family socioeconomic status on prosocial behavior: a survey of college students in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Bian ◽  
Diming Wu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractCollege students’ prosocial behaviors have been shown to help them to attain honor, achieve happiness, and improve their social adaptation. This study was designed to examine the mediating roles of parent-child attachment and emotion regulation self-efficacy in the relationship between family socioeconomic status and prosocial behaviors. A survey was conducted among 458 college students randomly selected from six universities in two Chinese provinces characterized by a medium level of higher education development. The model was verified by structural equation modeling and mediation effect testing methods. The study revealed that family socioeconomic status had a positive effect on parent-child attachment and emotion regulation self-efficacy, but had no direct effect on the students’ prosocial behavior. Moreover, parent-child attachment and emotional regulation self-efficacy both mediated the influence of family socioeconomic status on the prosocial behavior of college students. Finally, family socioeconomic status affected the prosocial behavior of college students through the chain of parent-child attachment and emotional self-efficacy.

A Systematic Review of Representational and Behavioral Measures of Parent-Child Attachment Available for Middle Childhood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa Gastelle ◽  
Kathryn A. Kerns
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Parent Child

A variety of parent-child attachment measures, representing a range of conceptual approaches, have been adapted for use in middle childhood. A recent surge in studies using the new methods makes a comprehensive review of these measures timely. This systematic review of 67 studies covers representational and behavioral measures of parent-child attachment used with children 9-12 years old. This paper aims to evaluate parent-child attachment measurements with an emphasis on understanding their theoretical bases in addition to considering the available validity evidence. Findings identify several independently well-validated representational measures, and they highlight a continued need to investigate direct comparisons of the measures, as very little research has considered how the measures relate to each other, both conceptually and empirically. Behavioral measures of attachment in middle childhood, which are relatively new, are identified as potentially important in developing a better understanding of attachment measurement in this age group.

Testing the Incremental Value of a Separate Measure for Secure Attachment Relative to a Measure for Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrijn Brenning ◽  
Bart Soenens ◽  
Caroline Braet
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Incremental Value ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract. Research on attachment in middle childhood and early adolescence has typically relied on either unidimensional measures of attachment security (vs. insecurity) or on differentiated measures of attachment anxiety and avoidance. This study addressed the question whether there is a need to add an explicit measure of security when operationalizing parent-child attachment in terms of anxiety and avoidance. Both dimensional (i.e., regression analyses) and person-centered analyses (i.e., cluster analysis) are used in this study (N = 276, 53% boys, mean age = 10.66) to examine the incremental value of a scale for attachment security (in this study, the Security Scale) in addition to a scale for attachment anxiety and avoidance (in this study, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised – Child version; ECR-RC). The present results suggest that an assessment of anxious and avoidant attachment (using the ECR-RC) may suffice to capture the quality of parent-child attachment in middle childhood and early adolescence.

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