Gepubliceerd in:

30-04-2015 | Original Paper

Lack of Trust in Maternal Support is Associated with Negative Interpretations of Ambiguous Maternal Behavior

Auteurs: Simon De Winter, Eva Vandevivere, Theodore E. A. Waters, Caroline Braet, Guy Bosmans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 1/2016

Abstract

Attachment theory assumes that children who lack trust in maternal availability for support are more inclined to interpret maternal behavior in congruence with their expectation that mother will remain unavailable for support. To provide the first test of this assumption, early adolescents (9–13 years old) were asked to assess whether ambiguous interactions with mother should be interpreted in a positive or a negative way. In our sample (n = 322), results showed that early adolescents’ lack of trust in their mother’s availability for support was related to more negative interpretations of maternal behavior. The associations remained significant after controlling for depressive mood. The importance of these findings for our understanding of attachment theory, attachment stability, and clinical practice are discussed.

vorige artikel Helicopter Parenting in Emerging Adulthood: Support or Barrier for Korean College Students’ Psychological Adjustment?

volgende artikel Children Facing Parental Cancer Versus Parental Death: The Buffering Effects of Positive Parenting and Emotional Expression

Alleen toegankelijk voor geautoriseerde gebruikers

Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1985). Attachments across the life span. The Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 61, 792–812.PubMed

Alexander, K. W., O’Hara, K. D., Bortfeld, H. V., Anderson, S. J., Newton, E. K., & Kraft, R. H. (2010). Memory for emotional experiences in the context of attachment and social interaction style. Cognitive Development, 25(4), 325–338.CrossRef

Baert, S., Koster, E. H. W., & De Raedt, R. (2011). Modification of information-processing biases in emotional disorders: Clinically relevant developments in experimental psychopathology. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 4, 208–222.CrossRef

Barrett, P. M., & Holmes, J. (2001). Attachment relationships as predictors of cognitive interpretation and response bias in late adolescence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 10, 51–64.CrossRef

Beck, A. T. (1964). Thinking and depression: 2. Theory and therapy. Archives of General Psychiatry, 10, 561–571.CrossRefPubMed

Bosmans, G., Braet, C., Koster, E., & De Raedt, R. (2009). Attachment security and attentional breadth toward the attachment figure in middle childhood. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology, 38(6), 872–882.CrossRefPubMed

Bosmans, G., & Kerns, K. A. (2015). Attachment in middle childhood: Progress and prospects. In G. Bosmans & K. A. Kerns (Eds.), Attachment in middle childhood: Theoretical advances and new directions in an emerging field, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development. (Vol. 148, pp. 1–14). New York: Wiley.

Bosmans, G., Koster, E., Vandevivere, E., Braet, C., & De Raedt, R. (2013). Young adolescent’s confidence in maternal support: Attentional bias moderates the link between attachment-related expectations and behavioral problems. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 829–839.CrossRef

Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Vol. 1. Attachment. London: Hogarth.

Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss: Vol. 3. Loss: sadness and depression. New York: Basic Books.

Cassidy, J. (1988). Child–mother attachment and the self in six-year-olds. Child Development, 59, 121–134.CrossRefPubMed

Cassidy, J. (1994). Emotion regulation: Influences of attachment relationships. In N. Fox (Ed.), The development of emotion regulation, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 59 (pp. 228–249) (2–3, Serial No. 240).

Cassidy, J. (2008). The nature of the child’s ties. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (2nd ed., pp. 3–22). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

Dujardin, A., Bosmans, G., Braet, C., & Goossens, L. (2014). Attachment-related expectations and mother-referent memory bias in middle childhood. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55(3), 296–302.CrossRefPubMed

Dykas, M. J., & Cassidy, J. (2011). Attachment and the processing of social information across the life span: Theory and evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 137(1), 19–46.CrossRefPubMed

Kerns, K. A. (2008). Attachment in middle childhood. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 366–382). New York: Guilford Press.

Kerns, K. A., Tomich, P. L., & Kim, P. (2006). Normative trends in children’s perceptions of availability and utilization of attachment figures in middle childhood. Social Development, 15, 1–22.CrossRef

Kirsh, S. J., & Cassidy, J. (1997). Preschoolers’ attention to and memory for attachment-relevant information. Child Development, 68, 1143–1153.CrossRefPubMed

Kovacs, M. (1992). Children’s depression inventory. New York: Multi-Health Systems.

Lynch, M., & Cicchetti, D. (1998). Trauma, mental representation, and the organization of memory for mother-referent material. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 739–759.CrossRefPubMed

MacLeod, C., Koster, E. H. W., & Fox, E. (2009). Whither cognitive bias modification research? Commentary on the special section articles. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 89–99.CrossRefPubMed

Main, M., Kaplan, N., & Cassidy, J. (1985). Security in infancy, childhood and adulthood: A move to the level of representation. In I. Bretherton & E. Waters (Eds.), Growing points of attachment theory and research. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 50, (1–3, Serial No. 209).

Miller, J. B., & Noirot, M. (1999). Attachment memories, models and information processing. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16(2), 147–173.CrossRef

Orobio de Castro, B., Slot, N. W., Bosch, J. D., Koops, W., & Veerman, J. W. (2003). Negative feelings exacerbate hostile attributions of intent in highly aggressive boys. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32(1), 56–65.CrossRefPubMed

Ridenour, T. A., Greenberg, M. T., & Cook, E. T. (2006). Structure and validity of people in my life: A self-report measure of attachment in late childhood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 1037–1053.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Snyder, M., & Stukas, A. A. (1999). Interpersonal processes: The interplay of cognitive, motivational, and behavioral activities in social interaction. Annual Review of Psychology, 50, 273–303.CrossRefPubMed

Steele, H. (2015). Attachment in middle childhood: Looking back, forward and within. In G. Bosmans & K. A. Kerns (Eds), Attachment in middle childhood: Theoretical advances and new directions in an emerging field, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development. (Vol. 148, pp. 99–104). New York: Wiley.

Suess, J. G., Grossmann, K. E., & Sroufe, L. A. (1992). Effects of infant attachment to mother and father on quality of adaptation in preschool: From dyadic to individual organization of self. International Journal of Behavior Development, 15, 43–65.CrossRef

Target, M., Fonagy, P., & Schmueli-Goetz, Y. (2003). Attachment representations in school-age children: The development of the child attachment interview. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 29(2), 171–186.CrossRef

Thompson, R. A., & Raikes, H. A. (2003). Toward the next quarter-century: Conceptual and methodological challenges for attachment theory. Development and Psychopathology, 15, 691–718.CrossRefPubMed

Timbremont, B., & Braet, C. (2002). Children’s depression inventory: Nederlandstalige versie [Children’s Depression Inventory: Dutch version]. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Waters, H. S., & Waters, E. (2006). The attachment working models concept: Among other things, we build script-like representations of secure base experiences. Attachment and Human Development, 8(3), 185–197.CrossRefPubMed

Titel: Lack of Trust in Maternal Support is Associated with Negative Interpretations of Ambiguous Maternal Behavior
Auteurs: Simon De Winter
Eva Vandevivere
Theodore E. A. Waters
Caroline Braet
Guy Bosmans
Publicatiedatum: 30-04-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0197-4

Andere artikelen Uitgave 1/2016

Effects of Socio-Demographic Factors on Parental Monitoring, and Regimen Adherence Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Moderation Analysis

Original Paper

Cognitive Bias Modification of Interpretations in Children: Processing Information About Ambiguous Social Events in a Duo

Original Paper

Assessing Early Memories of Threat and Subordination: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Early Life Experiences Scale for Adolescents

Original Paper

Longitudinal Analysis of the Role of Family Functioning in Substance Use

Original Paper

Maternal Self-Efficacy and Role Satisfaction: The Mediating Effect of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Original Paper

Intergenerational Transmission of Perceived Bonding Styles and Paternal Emotion Socialization: Mediation Through Paternal Emotion Dysregulation

Original Paper