The Significance of Insecure and Disorganized Attachment for Children's Internalizing Symptoms: A Meta-Analytic Study
The Significance of Insecure and Disorganized Attachment for Children's Internalizing Symptoms: A Meta-Analytic Study
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01711.x
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Fearon, R. Pasco
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作者:
Groh, Ashley M.;Roisman, Glenn I.;Fearon, R. Pasco
This meta-analytic review examines the association between attachment and internalizing symptomatology during childhood, and compares the strength of this association with that for externalizing symptomatology. Based on 42 independent samples (N = 4,614), the association between insecurity and internalizing symptoms was small, yet significant (d = 0.15, CI 0.06 similar to 0.25) and not moderated by assessment age of internalizing problems. Avoidance, but not resistance (d = 0.03, CI -0.11 similar to 0.17) or disorganization (d = 0.08, CI -0.06 similar to 0.22), was significantly associated with internalizing symptoms (d = 0.17, CI 0.03 similar to 0.31). Insecurity and disorganization were more strongly associated with externalizing than internalizing symptoms. Discussion focuses on the significance of attachment for the development of internalizing versus externalizing symptomatology.