Infant Attachment Security and the Timing of Puberty: Testing an Evolutionary Hypothesis [PDF]
Life-history theories of the early programming of human reproductive strategy stipulate that early rearing experience, including that reflected in infant-parent attachment security, regulates psychological, behavioral, and reproductive development.
Ainsworth M.D. +8 more
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Attachment security and dependency play a decisive role for children’s mental health. From a family systems perspective, reciprocal effects of dyadic attachment to each parent within the same family on child symptomatology may well offer additional ...
Alexandra Iwanski +5 more
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Parental Co‐Construction of 5‐ to 13‐Year‐Olds\u27 Global Self‐Esteem Through Reminiscing About Past Events [PDF]
The current study explored parental processes associated with children\u27s global self‐esteem development. Eighty 5‐ to 13‐year‐olds and one of their parents provided qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires, open‐ended questions, and a ...
Donnellan, M. B. +5 more
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Adolescent substance use in the context of the family: a qualitative study of young people’s views on parent-child attachments, parenting style and parental substance use [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Adolescent substance use can place youth at risk of a range of poor outcomes. Few studies have attempted to explore in-depth young people's perceptions of how familial processes and dynamics influence adolescent substance use.
Campbell, Anne +2 more
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IntroductionGrounded in the attachment hierarchy model and attachment control system model, this study explored the link between general attachment and adolescent behavioral problems, focusing on the sequential mediation of parent–child attachment and ...
Yuting Cao +5 more
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Dyadic adjustment and parenting stress in internationally adoptive mothers and fathers: the mediating role of adult attachment dimensions. [PDF]
Previous research has shown that a positive marital functioning represents a resource in adoptive families, leading to a decrease in parenting stress, but little is known about the factors mediating such a relationship.
Altoe', Gianmarco +3 more
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Association between maternal reflective function and preschool children’s cognitive abilities
Children’s cognitive abilities (e.g., working memory) are associated with mental health, adaptive behaviors, and academic achievement, and may be enhanced by parental reflective function (i.e., capacity to reflect on mental states, feelings, thoughts ...
Jelena Komanchuk +13 more
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Parental bonding and parent-child relationship among tertiary students [PDF]
Parental bonding is an important predictor that gives a lot of insight into parent-child relationship. Studies have demonstrated the importance of parent child relationship for adjustment, ranging from attachment during infancy, indiscipline style during
Tam, Cai Lian *, Yeoh, Si Han *
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Evaluating the Efficacy of an Attachment-Informed Psychotherapeutic Parenting Program for Incarcerated Parents [PDF]
An attachment-based, psychotherapeutic parent education course was created for incarcerated mothers and fathers to improve their ability to provide positive parenting and a more stable home environment for their children.
Drzewiecki, Dolly +3 more
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What’s the Payoff? Parental Well-being in Relation to Attachment, Interpersonal Goals and Parenting Style [PDF]
Certain relational frameworks such as attachment, interpersonal goals, and parenting styles either found their roots in or have been studied in terms of the parent-child relationship.
Chandler, Sherlee Q.
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