Effects of Attachment Quality and Organization

This study examines the infant–father attachment in infants born preterm (< 1500 g at birth and/or < 37 weeks gestation) in comparison to full-term infants. The infant–father attachment was assessed using the Strange Situation Procedure at a (corrected) age of 15 months. We found at least half of preterm and full-term infants (50.0% and 56.5 % respectively) securely attached to their fathers, and no significant overall difference was observed concerning the distribution of attachment quality comparing the two groups. In light of the fact that preterm infants tend to have numerous neurodevelopmental problems, it is encouraging that significant differences were not found in the distribution of the attachment quality among the groups. Therefore, from the perspective of attachment research, it would be highly beneficial to include fathers in the care of their preterm infants.

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Moderating role of motivational preference in the relationship between attachment quality and emotional empathy among autistic caregivers

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2021.1990359 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Victor O. Odo ◽

Willie V. Ukeme ◽

Louisa C. Nwanosike ◽

Baba A. Karatu ◽

Sabina I. Urama ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emotional Empathy ◽

Attachment Quality ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

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Longitudinal associations between attachment quality in infancy, C-reactive protein in early childhood, and BMI in middle childhood: preliminary evidence from a CPS-referred sample

Attachment & Human Development ◽

10.1080/14616734.2018.1541513 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 5-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kristin Bernard ◽

Camelia E. Hostinar ◽

Mary Dozier

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Middle Childhood ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

C Reactive Protein ◽

Reactive Protein ◽

Attachment Quality ◽

Longitudinal Associations

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KECENDERUNGAN ANAK MENJADI PELAKU DAN KORBAN BULLYING DITINJAU DARI KUALITAS KELEKATAN DENGAN IBU YANG BEKERJA

Marwah Jurnal Perempuan Agama dan Jender ◽

10.24014/marwah.v13i1.879 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Sri Wahyuni & Yulita Kurniawaty Asra

Keyword(s):

Working Mothers ◽

Working Hours ◽

Lower Grade ◽

Attachment Quality ◽

Bullying Behavior ◽

And Gender ◽

Victims Of Bullying

Bullying has become a serious problem in schools and occurs in all countries. The purpose of this study is to see the tendency of children to be actors and victims of bullying in terms of quality of attachment with working mothers. The subjects were 336 students (175 male and 161 female) who have working mothers. The results showed that students who have a low quality of attachment with the mother who works has the tendency to be actors and victims of bullying than students who have a high attachment quality. Students in higher classes tend to bullying than students in lower grade, and boys were also higher tendency to bullying than girls. For mothers working hours, there was no difference in bullying behavior. While the tendency to be a victim, there is no difference based on class and gender. However, mothers who have longer working hours make children easily become victims of bullying

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HOW ADOLESCENT’S FAMILY SATISFACTION AND ATTACHMENT QUALITY CORRELATE IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology Revista INFAD de psicología ◽

10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.927 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 145

Author(s):

Tatiana Dobrianskyj Weber

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Family Life ◽

Family Relationship ◽

Family Satisfaction ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Attachment Quality ◽

Exposure To Domestic Violence ◽

Group Data ◽

Independent Variable

Abstract.This research examined the relationships between adolescents’ attachment, communication, trust and alienation with their parents and how satisfied those adolescents are with their family life with the independent variable of having or not experienced domestic violence. Data was collected using the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment – Revised (IPPA – R) and the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale (KFLS) and 131 adolescents participated. Results indicate a high correlation between attachment, family life satisfaction and domestic violence, with mothers’ attachment, trust and communication ranking higher than fathers’. Father communication and mother trust predict family life satisfaction and exposure to domestic violence had a direct effect on family satisfaction. Cluster analysis revealed three different group. Data shows that attachment to parents remains an important aspect of family relationship and domestic violence is a phenomenon that moderates the level of family life satisfaction. Detailed findings are presented and implications and research limits are discussed.Keywords: adolescents, domestic violence, life satisfaction, communication

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Attachment Quality And Depression In Iranian Adolescents

Psychological Studies ◽

10.1007/s12646-014-0250-1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. 309-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Banafsheh Omidvar ◽

Fatemeh Bahrami ◽

Maryam Fatehizade ◽

Ozra Etemadi ◽

Ahmad Ghanizadeh

Keyword(s):

Attachment Quality

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The Sydney Family Development Project: A Longitudinal Study of Children's Emotional Development in the First Three Years of Life

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist ◽

10.1017/s0816512200026638 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 12-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Judy A. Ungerer ◽

Brent Waters ◽

Bryanne Barnett ◽

Robyn Dolby ◽

Rachelle Bouffard ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Development Project ◽

Insecure Attachment ◽

Family Development ◽

Personal Distress ◽

Infant Attachment ◽

Attachment Quality

ABSTRACTA longitudinal study of early emotional development is in progress in Sydney, and preliminary results from the first three years of the study are reported. Antenatal assessment of parental personality, interpersonal relationships, and parental expectations identified different habitual ways of managing negative affect. Thus far, postnatal assessment of a subsample of the infants has differentiated emotion regulation at 4 months and empathy and mother-infant attachment quality at 12 months. Coping styles to manage emotionallly distressing or challenging situations showed individual differerences. Some 4-month-old infants used an immature strategy to cope with the stress of a non-responsive mother in the Still-Face Procedure, withdrawing and engaging in arousal-containing behaviours. At 12 months of age, these infants also tended to respond with immature personal distress reactions to a videotape of a distressed peer and to demonstrate insecure attachment. Assessment of coping behaviour at 30 months in a semistructured play situation aims to determine whether earlier continuity of withdrawal and emotionall containment versus engagement and emotional coping is maintained.

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Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up to decrease disrupted parenting behavior and attachment disorganization: The role of parental withdrawal

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579419000786 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 1139-1148 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Heather A. Yarger ◽

Elisa Bronfman ◽

Elizabeth Carlson ◽

Mary Dozier

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Home Visiting ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Parenting Behavior ◽

Fine Motor ◽

Attachment Quality ◽

Catch Up

AbstractThis randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; Dozier, Bick, & Bernard, 2011) in reducing disrupted parenting behavior (affective communication errors, role/boundary confusion, fearful/disoriented, intrusive/negativity, and withdrawal) and its association with disorganized attachment. Participants were 105 mother–child dyads randomized to receive either ABC or a control intervention (a 10-session home-visiting intervention focused on improving children's cognitive abilities, gross and fine motor abilities, and language development). At the time of study enrollment, mothers were approximately 26.7 years old (SD = 7.8) and predominantly Black or African American (73.9%). At the first follow-up visit, children were approximately 20.7 months old (SD = 6.3) and most were identified as Black or African American (61.9%). Fifty-two percent of children were male (n = 55). Assessments of disrupted parenting behavior and child attachment quality were assessed approximately 7 months postintervention (SD = 5.8). A one-way analysis of variance revealed that parents who received ABC demonstrated lower levels of parental withdrawal than parents who received the control condition. A structural equation model revealed a significant indirect effect of intervention group on attachment quality through lower levels of parental withdrawal. Results add to the efficacy of the ABC intervention and identified parental withdrawal as a mediator of change.

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