Attachment Security and Attentional Breadth toward the Attachment Figure in Middle Childhood

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 872-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Bosmans ◽  
Caroline Braet ◽  
Ernst Koster ◽  
Rudi De Raedt
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Attachment Figure ◽  
Attentional Breadth

Attachment security in infancy predicts reduced parasympathetic reactivity in middle childhood

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Alexandra R. Tabachnick ◽  
K. Lee Raby ◽  
Alison Goldstein ◽  
Lindsay Zajac ◽  
Mary Dozier
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security

scholarly journals (In)variability of Attachment in Middle Childhood: Secure Base Script Evidence in Diary Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Bosmans ◽  
Magali Van de Walle ◽  
Lien Goossens ◽  
Eva Ceulemans
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Secure Base ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Attachment Figure ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Secure Base Script ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Insight Into

Secure attachment is characterised by a secure base script regarding the attachment figure as a source for support. Having such a cognitive script should affect the stability of state attachment. Specifically, incongruent attachment-related information should get assimilated to this secure base script, leading to state attachment scores that hardly fluctuate. For children without a script, state attachment should vary depending on the quality of attachment-related interactions. Two diary studies were carried out in 9- to 13-year-old children. Results suggested that with assimilation: (1) securely attached children fluctuated less in their daily attachment-related appraisals; (2) fluctuations were related to conflicts with mother; (3) this relation was stronger for less securely attached children. Consequently, these studies further support the secure base script hypothesis and provide insight into the interplay of trait and state components of attachment-related appraisals.

Associations between parenting style and attachment to mother in middle childhood and adolescence

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Karavasilis ◽  
Anna Beth Doyle ◽  
Dorothy Markiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Attachment Figure ◽  
Psychological Autonomy

Associations between parenting style and quality of child–mother attachment in middle childhood ( n = 202; grades 4–6) and adolescence ( n = 212; grades 7–11) were investigated. Participants rated warm involvement, psychological autonomy granting, and behavioural monitoring (Lamborn et al., 1991). Attachment orientation was assessed using the Network of Relationships Questionnaire (Furman & Buhrmester, 1985), Coping Styles Questionnaire (Finnegan et al., 1996), and Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Overall, a positive association was found between authoritative parenting (higher scores on all three dimensions) and secure attachment, whereas negligent parenting (lower scores on all three dimensions) predicted avoidant attachment. Moreover, a unique pattern of associations emerged between particular dimensions of parenting and each attachment style. Findings suggests that psychological autonomy may have important implications for children’s views of self whereas warm parental involvement may play a unique role in their views of the attachment figure. Associations were largely consistent across both age groups.

Child attachment security in gay father surrogacy families: Parents as safe havens and secure bases during middle childhood

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Carone ◽  
Roberto Baiocco ◽  
Vittorio Lingiardi ◽  
Kathryn Kerns
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Child Attachment

scholarly journals Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11261
Author(s):  
Danguolė Čekuolienė ◽  
Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė ◽  
Izabelė Grauslienė ◽  
Asta Adler ◽  
Rasa Barkauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Parent Development ◽  
Maternal Reflective Functioning

Child attachment undergoes major changes during middle childhood. Maternal reflective functioning (RF) is hypothesized to be an important correlate of a child’s attachment security during this period; however, the child’s gender role in this association has not been examined yet. In the present study, we used 64 mother-child (6–11 years old) dyads from a community sample to analyze the association between maternal RF and child attachment security and whether this link is moderated by gender. Maternal RF was assessed on the Parent Development Interview Revised (PDI-R2) and child attachment classifications were examined by the Child Attachment Interview (CAI). Results revealed the positive and statistically significant association between maternal RF and child attachment security in the whole sample. Further evaluations of this link in the groups of girls and boys separately indicated its significance for girls only. Finally, moderation analysis demonstrated the relation between child attachment security and maternal RF to be moderated by gender. These findings provide a new knowledge on gender role in attachment security in relation to maternal RF as well as suggest possible differentiation in the correlates on the pathway of secure attachment between girls and boys during middle childhood.

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