Externalizing behaviors and attachment disorganization in children of different‐sex separated parents
The protective role of joint physical custody
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21392140 |
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| Authors | Fabien Bacro (0000-0001-9766-2358, Centre de Recherche en Education de Nantes (CREN – EA 2661) University of Nantes Nantes France, corresponding author), Julio Macario de Medeiros (0000-0003-0264-9930, École de psychoeducation Université de Montréal Montreal Quebec Canada) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-81 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12681 |
| PMID | 33022777 |
| OpenAlex | W3092201610 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between externalizing behaviors and the quality of attachment representations in preschool children, and to determine if family type and custody arrangement had a moderating effect on this relationship. The participants were 33 girls and 31 boys (n = 64) aged between three and six years ( M = 4.75; SD = 0.87 years) and their mothers. Among them, 36 came from “intact” families, 13 were living mainly with their mothers and 15 were in joint physical custody. Children’s attachment representations were assessed with the Attachment Story Completion Task (Bretherton, Ridgeway & Cassidy, 1990). Mothers reported on their child’s behavior problems using the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) and on their alliance with the father using the Parenting Alliance Inventory (Abidin & Brunner, 1995). Although children’s externalizing behaviors were found to be associated with the disorganization of their attachment representations, this relationship was significantly weaker and was non‐significant for children in joint physical custody. Thus, the results of this pilot study suggest that joint custody may protect children of separated parents from the effects of attachment disorganization on externalizing behaviors
Alliance · Attachment theory · CBCL · Child Behavior Checklist · Developmental psychology · Strange situation · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
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The Significance of Insecure Attachment and Disorganization in the Development of Children’s Externalizing Behavior
Defining and Assessing Individual Differences in Attachment Relationships
The Importance of the Normality Assumption in Large Public Health Data Sets
Children's and Parents’ Well‐Being in Joint Physical Custody
Attachment in the Early Life Course
Attachment Theory
The Relationship Between Parenting and Delinquency
Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1
Theorizing the Father-Child Relationship
Families Experiencing Divorce
Parental Divorce and Children From Diverse Backgrounds
Night Shifts
Child Adjustment in Joint Physical Custody Versus Sole Custody
Responding to concerns about a study of infant overnight care postseparation, with comments on consensus
Handbook of attachment
Social science and parenting plans for young children
Representational and questionnaire measures of attachment
Parental divorce and the well-being of children
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The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children
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