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What about the Child's Tie to the Father? A New Insight into Fathering, Father-Child Attachment, Children's Socio-Emotional Development and the Activation Relationship Theory
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Dumont, Caroline; Paquette, Daniel – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
The broad aim of this study on father-child attachment was to verify whether the Risky Situation (RS) procedure is a more valid means than the Strange Situation (SS) procedure of predicting children's socio-emotional development, and to evaluate the moderator effect of day-to-day involvement on attachment and activation. Participants were 53…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Questionnaires
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways: Parenting during Adolescence, Attachment Styles, and Romantic Narratives in Emerging Adulthood
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Nosko, Amanda; Tieu, Thanh-Thanh; Lawford, Heather; Pratt, Michael W. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
In this longitudinal study, a quantitative and qualitative examination of the associations among parent-child relations, adult attachment styles, and relationship quality and theme in romantic narratives was conducted. Parenting and adult attachment style were assessed through questionnaires, whereas overall quality of romantic relationships…
Descriptors: Prediction, Child Rearing, Intimacy, Attachment Behavior
Contagious Depression: Negative Attachment Cognitions as a Moderator of the Temporal Association between Parental Depression and Child Depression
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Abela, John R. Z.; Zinck, Suzanne; Kryger, Shelley; Zilber, Irene; Hankin, Benjamin L. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This study examined whether negative attachment cognitions moderate the association between the onset of depressive symptoms in children and their parents using a high-risk sample (parents with a history of major depressive episodes and their children) and a multiwave longitudinal design. During the initial assessment, 140 children (ages 6-14)…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship
Stability and Transmission of Attachment across Three Generations.
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Benoit, Diane; Parker, Kevin C. H. – Child Development, 1994
The stability of adult attachment and transmission of attachment across 3 generations were examined in a longitudinal study of 96 infants, their mothers, and maternal grandmothers. The study found that mothers' Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) classifications were stable over 12 months in 90% of mothers and 73% of grandmothers, using the AAI's…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Foreign Countries, Grandparents, Infants
Continuity and Change in Child Characteristics and Maternal Practices Between Ages 2 and 9: An Analysis of Interview Responses.
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Lytton, Hugh; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1988
A sample of twin boys and their mothers was followed up from age 2 to age 9. Mothers' responses to interview questions were compared across these two ages in order to assess mothers' perceptions of continuity or change in given behaviors. Results indicated substantial continuity in mothers' reports of the presence or absence of given behaviors.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis
The Antecedents and Consequences of Maternal Adaptation in the Postpartum Period. Project Prepare.
Bradley, Christine F. – 1983
A prospective, longitudinal investigation was made of psychological aspects of pregnancy, birth, and the first year postpartum. The majority of participants were Caucasian (90 percent) and Chinese-Canadian (5 percent) men and women and their infant children. Adult participants completed a series of psychological and attitude measures selected to…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attachment Behavior, Birth, Cognitive Development