Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisors: Theodore H. Dix and Deborah Tharinger. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF title page screen. Advisor: Susan P. Keane; submitted to the Dept. of Psychology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-105).

<div> <div> <div> <p>Past parent-child attachment studies mainly focused on behavioral exchanges during the early years without exploring the role played by verbal exchanges. During the transition to early childhood, developing cognitive and language abilities provide a new window to examine the influence of mother-led verbal communication skills about attachment-related events, and whether those skills contribute to child attachment security. This study investigates maternal verbal communication skills (i.e., co-construction skills), their relationships with maternal sensitivity and child attachment security, and whether maternal co-construction skills add unique information to the prediction of child security, above and beyond any contributions of maternal sensitivity at 2-3 years of age. Fifty-four mother-child dyads participated in the current study. Maternal co-construction skills were assessed via a joint storytelling task; transcriptions were created and then coded using a set of three scales. Maternal sensitivity and attachment security were assessed using the Maternal Behavior with Preschoolers Q-set (MBPQS) and Attachment Q-set (AQS), respectively. Structural equation modeling was used to address the questions posed. Results indicated that maternal co-construction is not related with maternal sensitivity, though some maternal co-constructive abilities were associated with sensitivity; maternal co- construction was not a significant correlate of child attachment security at 2-3 years of age. Overall, results from this current study extend those of former research on maternal verbal co- construction skills and their relationship with mother-child attachment relationships, demonstrating that maternal language input may not start to play an important role in secure base behavior (i.e., security) until children are older. However, the association between some maternal co-construction skills and maternal sensitivity revealed the potential importance of language communication in mother-child attachment relationship. Verbal abilities were argued to be an important part in parent-child relationships and may influences child attachment longitudinally not concurrently at the beginning of early childhood.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Kūdikių saugaus prieraišumo ugdymas susideda iš daugybės vienas su kitu susijusių dalykų. Visų pirma, kad vaikas jaustųsi saugus, jam reikalingi artimiausi žmonės – mama, tėvas. Daugelis šaltinių, neatmesdami tėvo vaidmens, pirmaisiais gyvenimo metais išskiria motinos vaidmenį. Būtent motina kūdikiui esti tarsi malonumų šaltinis. Pirmaisiais gyvenimo metais motinos skatinti natūraliai maitinti naujagimius. Tam net yra kuriami specialūs įstatymai, kurie įvedami kūdikiui palankiose ligoninėse. Per žindymą naujagimis apgaubiamas gerosiomis mamos bakterijomis (mikloflora). Nepertraukiamas pirmasis kūdikio ir mamos kontaktas turėtų tęstis ne trumpiau 2 valandų ar iki to momento, kol kūdikis randa spenelį. Kūdikis atsipalaiduoja, nurimsta. Užsimezga tamprus mamos ir kūdikio emocinis ryšys. Mamos organizme išsiskiriantys hormonai (oksitocinas ir endorfinas) lemia tai, kad pirmosiomis akimirkomis mama jaučiasi itin laiminga. Pastebėta, kad motinų vidinė darna priklauso nuo vidinių išgyvenimų, situacijų. Esant planuotam nėštumui, mamos paprastai pasižymi stipresne vidine darna. Pastebėta, kad motinos, turinčios aukštąjį išsilavinimą pasižymi stipresniu suprantamumo ir kontroliavimo jausmu. Motinos, turinčios daugiau nei vieną vaiką, pasižymi stipresniu prasmingumo ir suprantamumo jausmu. Moterys, linkusios į depresiškumą, nerimą, pasižymi silpnu kontroliavimo bei prasmingumo jausmu, tai gali lemti gimdymo komplikacijas. Atlikus empirinį tyrimą, nepastebėta, kad vaikams būtų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / If parents wanted to train Child safe attachment they shoud do a lot of important things. First of all, child should feel safely. Mother and father can create safety of child. Various authors say that mother is the most important person in begining of child life. Also they admited the importance of the father. There are special hospitals, there doctors pay a greater attention to breasting in the begining of baby life. They try to provide parents with a lot of information about breasting. The first contact between baby and his mother and the duration of breasting is so important for future child and mother relationship. Baby calms down, relaxes in this contact with mother. Breasting gives a lot of benefits for child and his mother. During the breasting period child recieves all the good bacterium from his mother‘s milk. The activated hormons leaves a great influence on mother‘s good emotions. The mother‘s self coherence depends on deep inners experience, situations. If baby was planned, the self coherence of mother will be stronger. Mothers with higher education have stronger meaningfulness and comprehensibility components. Mothers which tend to be depressive, feel worry have weak meaningfulness and comprehensibility components. These factors could determine complication of labour. The research had shown that the child common safe attachment. So you can say, that child safe attachment could form in every conditions. The family status has no influence on safe attachment. It was... [to full text]

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1984.

The present study examined the links between whole family interaction patterns, parent-child attachment, and child emotional adjustment in a sample of 86 community families with children between the ages of 8 and 11. Family interactions were observed and coded with the System for Coding Interactions and Family Functioning (SCIFF; Lindahl, 2001). Target children completed the Children’s Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CCSQ; Yunger, Corby, & Perry, 2005), and the Behavior Assessment System for Children- 2nd Edition, Self Report of Personality (BASC-2 SRP; Reynolds &Kamphaus, 2004). Results of hierarchical regressions indicated that Secure and Avoidant attachment each independently predicted children’s emotional symptoms in some models. Family Cohesion and Positive Affect moderated the relationship between father-child attachment and children’s emotional symptoms. Results of the current study support the utility of considering dyadic attachment and family interaction patterns conjointly when conceptualizing and treating children’s emotional outcomes.

O abuso sexual infantil (ASI) é um fenômeno de destaque em todo o mundo nas últimas décadas e é considerado uma questão de saúde pública, por tratar-se de um importante fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de psicopatologias. Seus efeitos têm sido amplamente estudados, devido à sua diversidade, magnitude e consequências, e podem ser observados inclusive nos vínculos afetivos que a criança estabelece. O presente estudo buscou verificar a qualidade do apego de vítimas de ASI, pois acredita-se que esta experiência tenha grande influência no desenvolvimento das relações afetivas da criança, podendo alterar seu padrão de apego até a vida adulta. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo piloto com o inventário Pessoas em minha vida (PIML), o qual foi elaborado com o objetivo de mensurar a qualidade destes vínculos em crianças. A amostra foi composta por 60 crianças de 09 a 12 anos, de baixo nível sócioeconômico, sendo 30 vítimas de ASI (grupo clínico). Também foi aplicado o Inventário de Frases auxiliar no diagnóstico de violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes (IFVD), a fim de coletar mais dados acerca dos efeitos da violência, além de ser utilizado como critério de exclusão no grupo comparativo, caso a criança apresentasse suspeita de vitimização. Após consentimento dos pais ou responsáveis pelas crianças, pesquisadores treinados realizaram aplicações individuais na própria escola ou instituição, que disponibilizaram salas para tal. Os resultados apontaram diferenças significativas entre os dois grupos (clínico e comparativo). As crianças vitimizadas apresentaram menores pontuações em relação ao apego quando comparadas a seus pares, indicando maior dificuldade em confiar nas pessoas e sentir-se segura na presença dos cuidadores. Além disso, apresentaram maiores pontuações em todos os níveis de sintomas referentes aos transtornos investigados pelo IFVD, demonstrando a variedade dos efeitos do ASI naqueles que o sofrem. A partir do estudo com o PIML, observou-se que este instrumento não é capaz de avaliar padrões de apego infantil, entretanto mostrou-se eficaz na avaliação dos vínculos e relações afetivas estabelecidas pelas crianças com as pessoas próximas a ela, bem como o sentido de segurança e confiança no mundo que a cerca. São feitas algumas ressalvas 4 acerca da estrutura e utilização do instrumento, além de sugestões no sentido de aprimorá-lo. Destaca-se ainda a necessidade de novos estudos e dados mais específicos sobre a incidência de ASI no Brasil e no mundo, a fim de desenvolver políticas públicas eficientes para prevenir e lidar com esse fenômeno / Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a worldwide phenomenon and should be considered a public health issue as an important risk factor for the development of psychopathologies. Its effects have been extensively studied because of its variety, magnitude and consequences, which can also be identified in the affective bonds that the child establishes. The present study aimed to evaluate the attachment quality of CSA victims, for it is believed that this experience has a great influence on the development of childrens emotional relationships and that it can change their pattern of attachment into adulthood. Therefore, a pilot study with the People in my life (PIML) inventory was conducted, which was created to measure the quality of childrens bonds. The sample comprised 60 children aged between 09 and 12 years, with low socioeconomic status, being 30 of them victims of CSA (clinical group). The Phrase Inventory of Intrafamilial Child Abuse (PIICA) was used in order to gather more data regarding the effects of violence, also to exclude any suspected victim from the comparison group. After parents or guardians concent, trained researchers conducted individual interviews with the children in their school or institution. The results showed significant differences between clinical and comparative groups. The victims obtained lower attachment scores when compared to their peers, indicating greater difficulty in trusting others and feeling safe in presence of their caregivers. Additionally, they got higher scores on all types of disorders pointed by the PIICA, demonstrating the variety of the effects of CSA on those who suffer it. This study also pointed that the PIML does not assess patterns of child attachment. However, it proved to be effective on evaluating the childrens bonds and affective relationships, the feeling of security and trust in the world around them. Notes and suggestions regarding the instrument are made and the need for further studies and more specific data on the incidence of CSA in Brazil and abroad is highlighted, in order to develop effective public policies to prevent and take care of this phenomenon

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.