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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Parent- Child Attachment"”.
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Distracted Parenting: How Social Media Affects Parent-Child Attachment
<p>Social media usage for parents has become ubiquitous, as either a form of entertainment or communication with other individuals. However, excessive use of social media has also shown to have effects on parenting; causing parental distraction, decreasing the level of everyday parental engagement, …
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Multi-level Model of Parent-Child Attachment, Depression & Self-Concept in Pediatric Chronic Illness
… and baseline levels of maternal and paternal attachment. Results: At Level 1, depression negatively predicted self-concept over time. At Level 2, higher baseline maternal and paternal avoidant attachment predicted higher initial self-concept. Higher maternal avoidant attachment was also …
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Moderating effect of teacher-student bond on the relationship between parent-child attachment and adolescent outcomes
<p>The current study examined the influence of parental warmth/support on adolescent psychological well-being (i.e., depression and psychosocial maturity), and how the impact of parental warmth/support on these outcomes may differ based on the relationship an adolescent is able to develop with at …
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Immigrant and U.S. Born Early Head Start Families: Exploring the Relationship Between Parenting Stress, Attachment Behaviors, Primary Caregiver Depressive Symptoms, and Parent-child Attachment in a Nationally-representative Sample
… study sought to explore the relationship between parenting stress, attachment behaviors, primary caregiver depressive symptoms, and parent-child attachment in a nationally-representative Early Head Start sample of 2349 families. Additionally, the study explored whether there were differences …
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Natural Disasters and Attachment Quality: The Mediating Role of Coping
<p>Research shows a strong relationship between children’s exposure to a natural disaster, parental distress, and development of mental health problems. It is theorized that trauma-related parental distress is associated with maladaptive parenting behaviors, which negatively impact the …
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Maternal psychological characteristics and parent-child relationships
This study compared the presentation of attachment quality and maternal psychological functioning among children diagnosed with a psychological/behavioral disorder to the presentation of attachment quality and maternal psychological functioning among children not diagnosed with a …
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An ecological perspective on the role of nondisclosure in urban african american adolescents exposed to community violence: Using mediation and moderated mediation approaches
… Community Exposure to Violence, Nondisclosure, Parent- Child Attachment, and Social Support, as potential risk and protective factors in a school-based sample of urban African American adolescents. This study also presents an ecological perspective on the role of Nondisclosure in urban African …
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Adjustment Among College Students Experiencing Parental Divorce as Young Adults
Prior studies of individuals experiencing parental divorce during childhood and adolescence indicate a pattern of postdivorce maladjustment on academic, social, psychological, emotional, and behavioral measures. The current study extends prior findings by assessing this effect within a young adult …
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An ecological approach on the role of nondisclosure in urban African American youth exposed to community violence: using mediation and moderated mediation approaches
… and protection. Strong relationships with parents and/or extended family and community member may promote disclosure and better psychological adjustment, and buffer the adverse effects of violence experience by adolescents. This study tested conceptual models in which adolescents' …
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Quality of Attachment As a Predictor of Parental Visitation When a Young Child or Infant is Hospitalized
… Problem. This study examined factors predicting parental visitation with hospitalized children. It was hypothesized that parental visitation and rooming-in decisions would be predicted by quality of attachment, socioeconomic status, parental anxiety, and family and child characteristics. …
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Parental Attachment and Adult Attachment: The Moderating Role of Dispositional Forgiveness and Gratitude
<p>Secure parental attachment, characterized by trust, care, and autonomy granting, is associated with improved psychological functioning and adjustment to college and is often associated with adult attachment relationships. Similarly, adult attachment, a characteristic of adult relationships, has …
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Differential Parenting and Parents' Perceptions of their Children: Can Attachment Help Explain This Relationship?
… suggested that the differential experiences of children in the same family were often greater than those of children across different families. Although studies identified potential moderators (e.g., age, gender) associated with differential parenting, there has been less investigation of …
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"I was afraid all the time at home": exploring the lived experiences and self-perceptions of adults who were childhood bullies - an IPA study
… six adults aged 25 to 45, who were identified as childhood BPs. The interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), revealing three general experiential themes (GETs): destabilisation of the ‘self’ due to chaotic and insecure home environments, emotional …
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Maternal Prenatal Anxiety, Attachment and Children’s Externalizing and Internalizing Behavioral Problems
… Vogel, Jackson, Barch, Tillman, & Luby, 2019). Child behavioral development is also influenced by the postpartum anxiety (Madigan et al., 2018; Vogel et al., 2019). Externalizing behaviors are more often observed in boys and internalizing behaviors are more often observed in girls (Martel, …
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Family context and executive functioning in preschool-age children
… outcomes. The literature frequently explores how child executive functions are associated with characteristics of mother-child interactions as well as adverse environmental conditions such as poverty and chronic stress. Fewer studies, however, have taken a more nuanced approach to understanding …
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Family chaos, attachment security, and responsiveness: Associations with appetite self-regulation in early childhood
… examining the etiology of excessive early childhood weight gain have focused on correlates or risk factors related to nutrition and physical activity (Woo Baidal et al., 2016). However, several promising areas for future research on obesity prevention have been identified, particularly in …
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Impact of Parent Reported Adverse Experiences and Other Family Stressors on Child Development and Home Visitation Participation Among Immigrant Families
<p>This dissertation examines variations in early childhood developmental and socioemotional health as well as level of participation in home visitation among recent immigrant families according to reports of adverse experiences (including poverty, intimate partner violence (IPV), and prior history …
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How sweet it is to be loved by you: Examining the psychometric properties of a novel tool for assessing parent-to-child warmth and affection (Warmth/Affection Coding System)
Parental warmth/affection (e.g., terms of endearment, physical affection) is an essential component of healthy, securely attached parent-child relationships. Strong parent-child relationships serve as buffers against psychosocial stressors and facilitate healthy empathy development in children. In …