Attachment in toddlers with autism and other developmental disorders
Attachment in toddlers with autism and other developmental disorders
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-006-0255-2
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
van Engeland, Herman
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作者：
Naber, Fabienne B. A.;Swinkels, Sophie H. N.;van Engeland, Herman
使用陌生情境程序（SSP）评估自闭症（n = 20）、广泛性发育障碍（n = 14）、智力迟钝（n = 12）、语言发育障碍（n = 16）和非临床对照组（n = 18）幼儿的依恋。临床组的儿童往往是混乱的，往往不安全的重视。自闭症的严重程度与更多的依恋不安全感相关，较低的发展水平增加了混乱型依恋的机会。附件紊乱与SSP期间心率增加有关。控制基础皮质醇和发展水平，更多的自闭症症状预测较低的皮质醇反应的SSP。研究结果支持了混乱型依恋对自闭症儿童的重要性。
Attachment was assessed in toddlers with Autistic Disorder (n = 20), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (n = 14), Mental Retardation (n = 12), Language Development Disorder (n = 16), and a non-clinical comparison group (n = 18), using the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP). Children in the clinical groups were more often disorganized and less often securely attached. Severity of autism was associated with more attachment insecurity, and lower developmental level increased the chance for disorganized attachment. Attachment disorganization was related to increased heart rate during the SSP. Controlling for basal cortisol and developmental level, more autistic symptoms predicted lower cortisol responses to the SSP. The findings support the importance of disorganized attachment for children with autism.