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Young Adolescent’s Confidence in Maternal Support: Attentional Bias Moderates the Link Between Attachment-Related Expectations and Behavioral Problems

Auteurs: Guy Bosmans, Ernst H. W. Koster, Eva Vandevivere, Caroline Braet, Rudi De Raedt

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 4/2013

Abstract

Attachment security is an important resilience factor for children at risk for psychopathology, whereas attachment insecurity can be an important risk factor. Effects of attachment security on behavior problems may be partially explained by expectations regarding attachment figures’ availability and the moderating effect of concurrent automatic biases in children’s attentional processing of their mother on the link between attachment-related expectations and behavioral problems. This hypothesis was tested in two studies with 10–12 year old early adolescents (Study 1: N = 32; Study 2: N = 138). In both studies, the findings confirmed the moderation hypothesis, suggesting that less confidence in maternal support was related to more behavioral problems when children’s attentional processing of mother was biased.

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40 children were part of Bosmans et al. (2009a, b) demonstrating a link between confidence and children’s breadth of the attentional field around mother. 33 children were part of Bosmans et al. (under review) demonstrating a link between confidence and children’s proximity seeking behavior. Data on the remaining 65 children have never been previously reported. Moreover, data of Study 1 was excluded from Study 2.

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Titel: Young Adolescent’s Confidence in Maternal Support: Attentional Bias Moderates the Link Between Attachment-Related Expectations and Behavioral Problems
Auteurs: Guy Bosmans
Ernst H. W. Koster
Eva Vandevivere
Caroline Braet
Rudi De Raedt
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-013-9526-3

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