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A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Mother–Child Attachment and Externalizing Trajectories in Boys and Girls

Auteurs: Kelly A. Warmuth, E. Mark Cummings, Patrick T. Davies

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 4/2022

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Abstract

In clinically referred children, boys and those with disorganized mother–child attachments tend to show the most maladaptive externalizing trajectories; however, additional research is necessary to test whether these findings hold in a community sample. Therefore, 235 community children (106 boys) were followed from ages 6 to 15 years across six time points. Multiple-group linear growth curves with mother–child attachment as a time-invariant covariate were fit to the data to explore externalizing trajectories for boys and girls. Results showed that boys had higher initial externalizing levels than girls, and children generally experienced a decline in symptoms over time. No significant trajectory differences were found for girls, and boys with different attachment classifications did not differ on their initial externalizing levels; however, boys with avoidant attachments (with resistant attachments trending) experienced a steeper decline in externalizing symptoms longitudinally. Implications for intervention and prevention are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Mother–Child Attachment and Externalizing Trajectories in Boys and Girls
Auteurs
Kelly A. Warmuth
E. Mark Cummings
Patrick T. Davies
Publicatiedatum
18-03-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01158-x

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