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Journal of Child and Family Studies
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 2/2021

11-11-2020 | Original Paper

Gratitude: A Resilience Factor for More Securely Attached Children

Auteurs: Veronica Scott, Martine Verhees, Rudi De Raedt, Patricia Bijttebier, Michael W. Vasey, Magali Van de Walle, Theodore E. A. Waters, Guy Bosmans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 2/2021

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Abstract

Research on the association between childhood attachment and depressive symptoms has primarily focused on the role of risk factors. This resulted in a lack of research on the role of potential resilience factors. In the current study, we suggest that middle childhood secure attachment is linked to adolescents’ trait gratitude, which is linked to the enhanced resilience against the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence. In a longitudinal study, we measured 157 children’s (9–12 years old, 48% boys) attachment appraisals (anxiety, avoidance, and trust), attachment representations (secure base script knowledge, and coherence) and depressive symptoms at baseline, and gratitude and depressive symptoms at follow-up two years later. Results supported our hypotheses that middle childhood attachment was robustly linked with adolescent trait gratitude. Moreover, trait gratitude indirectly linked middle childhood attachment avoidance, trust, and secure base script knowledge to change in depressive symptoms over time. These findings may help explain why more securely attached children are less likely to develop depressive symptoms.
vorige artikel Pediatric Acquired Disability: Child and Parental Adjustment
volgende artikel Stress and Well-Being: A Systematic Case Study of Adolescents’ Experiences in a Mindfulness-Based Program
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Metagegevens
Titel
Gratitude: A Resilience Factor for More Securely Attached Children
Auteurs
Veronica Scott
Martine Verhees
Rudi De Raedt
Patricia Bijttebier
Michael W. Vasey
Magali Van de Walle
Theodore E. A. Waters
Guy Bosmans
Publicatiedatum
11-11-2020
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01853-8

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