The importance of parenting in the development of disorganized attachment: evidence from a preventive intervention study in adoptive families

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines - Tập 46 Số 3 - Trang 263-274 - 2005
Femmie Juffer1, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg1, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn1
1Center for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands

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Background:  As infant disorganized attachment is a serious risk factor for later child psychopathology, it is important to examine whether attachment disorganization can be prevented or reduced.Method:  In a randomized intervention study involving 130 families with 6‐month‐old adopted infants, two attachment‐based intervention programs were tested. In the first program, mothers were provided a personal book, and in the second program mothers received the same personal book and three home‐based sessions of video feedback. The third group did not receive intervention (control group).Results:  The intervention with video feedback and the personal book resulted in enhanced maternal sensitive responsiveness (d = .65). Children of mothers who received this intervention were less likely to be classified as disorganized attached at the age of 12 months (d = .46), and received lower scores on the rating scale for disorganization than children in the control group (d = .62). In the book‐only intervention group children showed lower disorganization ratings compared to the control group, but no effect on the number of infants with disorganized attachment classifications was found.Conclusion:  Our short‐term preventive intervention program with video feedback and a book lowered the rate of disorganized attachment. The effectiveness of our intervention documents the importance of parenting in the development of infant attachment disorganization.

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Tập 46 Số 3

263-274

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