Attachment representations; developmental trajectories; IQ
Abstract :
[en] This research explores the stability of attachment representations, assessed by the Attachment Story Completion Task,within early childhood. Hypotheses were also formed about the influence of parenting, externalizing behavior and intelligence quotient (IQ) on the developmental course of children's attachment representations. Data were collected from 358 French-speaking Belgian children. Security and disorganization showed a linear improvement with age. The effect of time on the two growth curves was influenced by the child's externalizing behavior. When language abilities were controlled for in a subsample of referred children for externalizing behavior, the growth in security was found to be influenced by reasoning IQ, but the effects for disorganization were unchanged. The implications of the results for both research and clinical purposes are discussed.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Stievenart, Marie ; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Psychological Sciences Research Institute
Roskam, Isabelle; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Psychological Sciences Research Institute
Language :
English
Title :
Stability of young children’s attachment representations: Influences of children’s and caregiver’s characteristics.
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