Association Between Infant Nighttime‐sleep Location and Attachment Security
No Easy Verdict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Viara R Mileva‐Seitz (0000-0002-8314-432X, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus University Medical Center, corresponding author), Maartje P C M Luijk (0000-0002-2595-9512, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus University Medical Center), Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn (0000-0003-1144-454X, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University), Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg (0000-0001-7763-0711, Leiden University), Marian J Bakermans‐Kranenburg (Leiden University), Vincent W V Jaddoe (0000-0003-2939-0041, Erasmus MC), Albert Hofman (0000-0002-9865-121X, Erasmus MC), Frank C Verhulst (0000-0003-4871-2210, Erasmus MC), Henning Tiemeier (0000-0002-4395-1397, Erasmus MC) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-16 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.21547 |
| PMID | 26719041 |
| OpenAlex | W2196804779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
We tested whether mother–infant bed‐sharing is associated with increased secure infant–mother attachment, a previously unexplored association. Frequency of bed‐sharing and mothers’ nighttime comforting measures at 2 months were assessed with questionnaires in 550 Caucasian mothers from a population‐based cohort. Attachment security was assessed with the Strange Situation Procedure (M.D.S. Ainsworth, M.C. Blehar, E. Waters, & S. Wall, 1978) at 14 months. When using a dichotomous variable, “never bed‐sharing” (solitary sleepers) versus “any bed‐sharing,” the relative risk of being classified as insecurely attached for solitary‐sleeping infants (vs. bed‐sharers) was 1.21 (95% confidence interval: 1.05–1.40). In multivariate models, solitary sleeping was associated with greater odds of insecure attachment, adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.50, 95% CI = 1.02–2.20) and, in particular, with greater odds of resistant attachment, adjusted OR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.10–2.76); and with a lower attachment security score, β = −0.12, t (495) = −2.61, p = .009. However, we found no evidence of a dose–response association between bed‐sharing and secure attachment when using a trichotomous bed‐sharing variable based on frequency of bed‐sharing. Our findings demonstrate some evidence that solitary sleeping is associated with insecure attachment. However, the lack of a dose–response association suggests that further experimental study is necessary before accepting common notions that sharing a bed leads to children who are better or not better adjusted
Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Developmental psychology · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |