Reliability and Validity of a Q-Sort Measure of Attachment Security in Hispanic Infants

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel ◽  
Maria P. Fracasso ◽  
Maribel Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Security ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Q Sort

Stability of Q-sort attachment security from age two to five

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Symons ◽  
Sharon Clark ◽  
Gudny Isaksen ◽  
Jocelyn Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Security ◽  
Q Sort

Measurement of Young Children's Close Friendship: A Comparison of Two Independent Assessment Systems and their Associations with Attachment Security

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise M. Youngblade ◽  
Kathryn A. Park ◽  
Jay Belsky
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Security ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Strange Situation ◽  
Close Friendship ◽  
Father Relationship ◽  
Mother Attachment ◽  
Q Sort

The purpose of this study was to compare two independent dyadic assessments of children's close friendship and to examine the attachment correlates of both measures. A total of 73 5-year-olds, who had participated in a longitudinal study of child and family development with their parents and their close friend were observed in a 30 minute laboratory freeplay setting. Each friendship pair was: (1) rated every 30 seconds on eight dimensions of close relationships (e.g. connectedness, negativity, synchrony) using the Dyadic Coding System (DCS: Youngblade & Belsky, 1992); (2) sorted on seven similar dimensions of relationships (e.g. positive social orientation, harmony, cohesiveness) using the Dyadic Relationships Q-sort (DRQ: Park & Waters, 1989). Antecedent attachment data were collected at 12 (with mother) and 13 (with father) months in the Strange Situation; at this time each parent also completed the Attachment Q-sort (Waters & Deane, 1985). Each parent completed the Attachment Q-sort again at 36-37 months. The results revealed that both friendship measures captured similar variation in friendship quality. Analyses of the links between child-parent attachment and friendship suggested congruence between Q-sort attachment security and friendship quality measured with the DRQ, but only for the child-father relationship. Analyses using Strange Situation assessments of infant-father attachment revealed counterintuitive associations with friendship quality, as measured by both the DRQ and DCS. There were no statistically significant relations between child-mother attachment security and friendship quality. In general, the findings point to a number of complexities regarding the measurement and interpretation of links between social relationships.

scholarly journals The emergence of attachment following early social deprivation

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 479-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Carlson ◽  
Camelia E. Hostinar ◽  
Shanna B. Mliner ◽  
Megan R. Gunnar
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Strange Situation ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Attachment Quality ◽  
Q Sort

AbstractThis study examined the formation and quality of attachment of 65 postinstitutionalized (PI) toddlers with their parents at 1–3 and 7–9 months postadoption compared to 52 nonadopted (NA) children. The formation of attachment relationships of PI children with adoptive parents occurred relatively quickly. Children exposed to greater preadoption adversity took longer to form an attachment to their adoptive parents, although by 7–9 months postadoption, nearly all (90%) of the children achieved the highest level on an attachment formation rating scale. PI children did not differ from NA children in attachment security, based either on the Attachment Q-Sort or Strange Situation categorical scoring. However, the PI children were more likely to be disorganized in their attachment patterns. Preadoption adversity was related to lower Q-sort security scores especially at the initial assessment 1–3 months postadoption. The results indicated that attachment formation and attachment quality in PI children are differentiable constructs with different precursors.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF SAME-AGE AND MIXED-AGE GROUPING IN DAY CARE ON PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENT SECURITY

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 595-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina M. Pool ◽  
Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld ◽  
Louis W.C. Tavecchio
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Daycare Centers ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Mixed Age ◽  
Q Sort ◽  
Parent Child

This pilot study investigates the effect on parent-child attachment relationships of same-age versus mixed-age grouping in daycare centers in the Netherlands. For 45 children in the age range of 2 to 6 years, parent-child attachment relationships were assessed by means of the Attachment Q-Sort. It was found that attachment security did not differ significantly for children who had been in mixed-age or in same-age grouping, or who had experienced a change of daycare center.

Q-sort assessment of attachment security during the preschool years: Links from home to school.

2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth K. DeMulder ◽  
Susanne Denham ◽  
Michelle Schmidt ◽  
Jennifer Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Security ◽  
Q Sort

scholarly journals Attachment in young children with incarcerated fathers

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan ◽  
Cynthia Burnson ◽  
Hilary Runion ◽  
Lindsay A. Weymouth
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Paternal Incarceration ◽  
Children's Caregivers ◽  
Incarcerated Fathers ◽  
Q Sort

AbstractThe present study examined young children's attachment behaviors during paternal incarceration and reported on initial validity of a new measure used to rate children's attachment-related behaviors and emotions during visits in a corrections setting. Seventy-seven children, age 2 to 6 years, and their jailed fathers and current caregivers participated in the home visit portion of the study, whereas 28 of these children participated in the jail visit. The results indicated that 27% of children witnessed the father's crime and 22% of children witnessed the father's arrest, with most children who witnessed these events exhibiting extreme distress; children who witnessed these events were more likely to have insecure attachments to their caregivers. Consistent with attachment theory and research, caregivers who exhibited more sensitivity and responsivity during interactions with children and those who provided more stimulating, responsive, learning-oriented home environments had children who were more likely to have secure attachments (measured with the Attachment Q-Sort). We also found preliminary evidence for the validity of our new measure, the Jail Prison Observation Checklist, in that children's attachment-related behaviors and emotions during the jail visit correlated with their attachment security observed in the home. Our observations indicate that, in certain contexts, noncontact visits with incarcerated parents can be stressful for children and that children's caregivers may play a significant role during these visits.

Attachment and play in child care centres: Reliability and validity of the attachment Q-sort for mothers and professional caregivers in Italy

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalinda Cassibba ◽  
Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn ◽  
Laura D’Odorico
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Observer Agreement ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Child Care Centre ◽  
Play Behaviour ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
Q Sort

The purpose of this article was to adapt and validate the Attachment Q-Sort (AQS; Vaughn & Waters, 1990) in the Italian context of child rearing at home and in centre care, and to analyse the associations of attachment to the mother and to the professional caregiver with play behaviour of the child. The article reports on three studies. The first study describes the procedure used to create the Italian version of the Attachment Q-Sort. Fifteen Italian experts provided the AQS descriptions of the prototypical “most secure child”; moreover, 18 Italian caregivers used the AQS to describe the hypothetical “ideal child” in the context of the child care centre. The profiles of the Italian experts were very similar to those of American experts. Italian experts and Italian caregivers also strongly agreed in their descriptions, respectively, of the “most secure” and the “ideal” child. The second study reports on the reliability of the AQS data. Eighty-six children (43% male; 59%first-borns) and their mothers and caregivers participated in the research. Children’s ages ranged from 14 to 36 months ( M = 26.6; SD = 6.78). All children spent at least 30 hours per week in the child care centres. Test-retest reliability and inter-observer agreement appeared to be satisfactory. Agreement between mother/caregiver- and observer-reported security scores was less convincing. In the third study, the associations between the network of attachment and level of play were examined. Fifty children (58% male; 60% first-borns) participated. Children’s ages ranged from 14 to 36 months ( M = 25.8; SD = 6.56). Play behaviour was observed at the child care centre during free play sessions of 30 minutes and social and cognitive play categories were coded. Secure attachment led to higher cognitive levels of play. Attachment to the caregiver was generally more influential than attachment to the mother.

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