Research Review: Genetic Vulnerability Or Differential Susceptibility in Child Development: the Case of Attachment
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Problematic Cost–Utility Analysis of Interventions for Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
DOI: 10.1002/cad.20360 REVIEW Problematic cost–utility analysis of interventions for behavior problems in children and adolescents Marinus H. van IJzendoorn1,2 Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg3 1 Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Abstract 2 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Cost–utility analyses are slowly becoming part of randomized control trials evaluating physical and 3 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands mental health treatments and (preventive) inter- ventions in child and adolescent development. The Correspondence British National Institute of Health and Care Excel- Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Erasmus Univer- lence, for example, insists on the use of gains in sity,Rotterdam, Netherlands. Email: [email protected] Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) to compute the “value for money” of interventions. But what counts Funding information as a gain in quality of life? For one of the most widely The European Research Council; the Dutch used instruments, the EuroQol 5 Dimensions scale Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science; (EQ-5D), QALYs are estimated by healthy individ- the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO grant number 024.001.003) uals who provide utility scores for specific health states, assuming that the best life is a life without self-experienced problems in five domains: mobil- ity, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The worst imaginable outcome is defined as “a lot of problems” in each of these five domains. The impact of the individual’sproblems on the social network is not weighted, and important social–developmental domains (externalizing prob- lems, social competence) are missing. Current cost– utility computations based on EQ-5D favor physi- cal health over mental health, and they rely on adult weights for child and adolescent quality of life. -
Attachment in the Classroom
Educ Psychol Rev (2009) 21:141–170 DOI 10.1007/s10648-009-9104-0 REVIEW ARTICLE Attachment in the Classroom Christi Bergin & David Bergin Published online: 21 May 2009 # Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract Attachment influences students’ school success. This is true of students’ attachment to their parents, as well as to their teachers. Secure attachment is associated with higher grades and standardized test scores compared to insecure attachment. Secure attachment is also associated with greater emotional regulation, social competence, and willingness to take on challenges, and with lower levels of ADHD and delinquency, each of which in turn is associated with higher achievement. These effects tend to be stronger for high-risk students. In this era of accountability, enhancing teacher–student relationships is not merely an add-on, but rather is fundamental to raising achievement. Understanding the role of attachment in the classroom will help educators be more effective, particularly with challenging students. Twelve suggestions to improve teacher–student relationships and school bonding are provided. Keywords Attachment . Achievement . School bonding . Teacher–student relationship Children’s socioemotional well-being is critical to school success, and attachment is the foundation of socioemotional well-being. Because of this, educators—from preschool to high school—can be more effective if they understand how attachment influences their students. Attachment influences school success through two routes: indirectly through attachment to parents, and directly through attachment to teachers and schools. In this article, we briefly review basic attachment concepts for readers who are not familiar with attachment research. We then show how attachment to parents is linked to school success, and we summarize the limited research on attachment-like relationships with teachers. -
The Benefits of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Filial Therapy for Pre-School-Aged Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and Their Famiies
Smith ScholarWorks Theses, Dissertations, and Projects 2014 The benefits of child-centered play therapy and filial therapy for pre-school-aged children with reactive attachment disorder and their famiies Andrea S. White Smith College Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation White, Andrea S., "The benefits of child-centered play therapy and filial therapy for pre-school-aged children with reactive attachment disorder and their famiies" (2014). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA. https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/846 This Masters Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations, and Projects by an authorized administrator of Smith ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Andrea White The Benefits of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Filial Therapy for Preschool-Aged Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and Their Families ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate, from a theoretical perspective, the best treatment approach for preschool-aged children with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The challenges and needs of these children can be extensive, and the search for effective treatment is ongoing. Two specific questions of focus were: How are the theories behind Non-Directive Play Therapy/Child-Centered Play Therapy and Filial Therapy useful in conceptualizing the experience of therapy for a child with attachment disorder? And, how could these treatments be used to benefit children with attachment disorders and their families? The research for this paper involved a literature review of peer-reviewed articles on Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and treatment, original sources describing Attachment Theory, Non-Directive Play Therapy and Filial Therapy, and the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10. -
Major Principles of Attachment Theory Overview, Hypotheses, and Research Ideas
CHAPTER 12 Major Principles of Attachment Theory Overview, Hypotheses, and Research Ideas Jeffry A. Simpson W. Steven Rholes Jami Eller Ramona L. Paetzold uring the past five decades, few theories in plains modal (species-typical) attachment pro- Dpsychology have generated as much inter- cesses and patterns of behavior in humans, and est, research, and debate as attachment theory (2) an individual-difference component, which (Bowlby, 1969/1982, 1973, 1980, 1988) and its explains individual deviations from modal recent extensions (see Cassidy & Shaver, 2016). processes and behavioral patterns. Most of the Attachment theory is an extensive, inclusive major principles and hypotheses we discuss in theory of personality and social development this chapter are normative ones, but we also “from the cradle to the grave” (Bowlby, 1979, highlight principles associated with well-estab- p. 129). Being a lifespan theory, it is relevant to lished individual differences in attachment pat- several areas in psychology, including develop- terns (in children) and attachment orientations mental, personality, social, cognitive, neurosci- (in adults), including how they are related to a ence, and clinical. host of personal and relational processes and Because attachment theory covers the entire outcomes. life course, it has several fundamental prin- We began our work on this chapter by sur- ciples and core hypotheses, most of which ad- veying the theoretical and empirical literature dress how and why people think, feel, and be- on attachment processes across the lifespan and have in particular ways within relationships at generated an initial list of potential principles different points of their lives. Given the focus and hypotheses. -
Aging Holocaust Survivors and Their Offspring Facing New Challenges Ayala Fridmanab, Marian J
Aging & Mental Health Vol. 15, No. 2, March 2011, 232–242 Coping in old age with extreme childhood trauma: Aging Holocaust survivors and their offspring facing new challenges Ayala Fridmanab, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburgb, Abraham Sagi-Schwartza* and Marinus H. Van IJzendoornb aCenter for the Study of Child Development, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; bCentre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands (Received 21 February 2010; final version received 10 June 2010) Objective: The Holocaust has become an iconic example of immense human-made catastrophes, and survivors are now coping with normal aging processes. Childhood trauma may leave the survivors more vulnerable when they are facing stress related to old age, whereas their offspring might have a challenging role of protecting their own parents from further pain. Here we examine the psychological adaptation of Holocaust survivors and their offspring in light of these new challenges, examining satisfaction with life, mental health, cognitive abilities, dissociative symptoms, and physical health. Methods: Careful matching of female Holocaust survivors and comparison subjects living in Israel was employed to form a case-control study design with two generations, including four groups: 32 elderly female Holocaust survivors and 47 daughters, and 33 elderly women in the comparison group, and 32 daughters (total N ¼ 174). Participants completed several measures of mental and physical health, and their cognitive functioning was examined. The current study is a follow-up of a previous study conducted 11 years ago with the same participants. Results: Holocaust survivors showed more dissociative symptomatology (odds ¼ 2.39) and less satisfaction with their life (odds ¼ 2.79) as compared to a matched group. -
Association Between DNA Methylation and ADHD Symptoms from Birth to School Age: A
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/806844; this version posted October 16, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. TITLE PAGE Association between DNA methylation and ADHD symptoms from birth to school age: A prospective meta-analysis AUTHORS’ NAMES Alexander Neumann, PhD1,2,17*; Esther Walton, PhD3,4*; Silvia Alemany, PhD5,6,7*; Charlotte Cecil, PhD1; Juan Ramon González, PhD5,6,7; Dereje Demissie Jima, MSc8,9; Jari Lahti, PhD10,11; Samuli T. Tuominen, MSc11 ; Edward D. Barker, PhD12,13; Elisabeth Binder, MD, PhD14,16; Doretta Caramaschi, PhD3; Ángel Carracedo, PhD15; Darina Czamara, PhD16: Jorunn Evandt, PhD17; Janine F. Felix, PhD18,19; Bernard F. Fuemmeler, PhD20,21; Kristine B. Gutzkow, PhD22; Cathrine Hoyo, PhD23,24; Jordi Julvez, PhD5,6,7; Eero Kajantie, MD, PhD25,26; Hannele Laivuori, MD, PhD27,28; Rachel Maguire, MPH23; Léa Maitre, PhD5,6,7; Susan K. Murphy29; Mario Murcia, PhD7,30; Pia M. Villa, MD, PhD27; Gemma Sharp, PhD13; Jordi Sunyer, PhD, MD5,6,7; Katri Raikkönen, PhD11; Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, PhD31; Marinus van IJzendoorn, PhD32; Mònica Guxens, MD, PhD1,5,6,7; Caroline L. Relton, PhD3; Henning Tiemeier, MD, PhD1,33 * These authors contributed equally to this work AUTHORS’ AFFILIATIONS 1 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada 3 Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/806844; this version posted October 16, 2019. -
Attachment Theory and Research: Overview with Suggested Applications to Child Custody
INVITED MONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH: OVERVIEW WITH SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS TO CHILD CUSTODY Mary Main, Erik Hesse, and Siegfried Hesse* The term “attachment” is now in common usage and, as the readers of this Special Issue are aware, is referenced in a rapidly increasing variety of contexts involving child custody (McIntosh & Chisholm, 2008). The aim of this article is to provide judges, lawyers, mediators and mental health professionals involved in custody assessment with an overview of the history of the field of attachment and its principal measures, together with a clear description of what the term “attachment” does—and does not—mean to attachment researchers and theoreticians. Implications for normative separations that do not involve custody- related assessment or the intervention of courts or mediators are also considered. With respect to contested custody cases, we consider the use of standardized attachment measures, and note that sufficient validation for most such measures in clinical contexts is still developing. We describe three measures taken from the research literature (the Strange Situation procedure, the Attachment Q-sort and theAdultAttachment Interview), each subjected to meta-analyses and widely regarded as “gold standard” methods in research.These three methods come closest at this point in time to meeting criteria for providing “scientific evidence” regarding an individual’s current attachment status. Limitations on widespread use include the need for substantiating meta-analyses on father-child relationships, and further validation across a wider spread of children’s ages. We are confident that these restrictions can be solved by new research. In the interim, we argue that increased familiarity with the above measures will assist custody evaluators both in standardizing their assessment procedures and their capacity to gain more from the observational data available to them. -
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Adoption Family Structure: Concepts Borrowed from Social Justice, Attachment Theory, and Relational Dialectics Thomas C
Article 77 Toward a Deeper Understanding of Adoption Family Structure: Concepts Borrowed From Social Justice, Attachment Theory, and Relational Dialectics Thomas C. Harrison and Terianne F. Harrison Harrison, Thomas C., is a professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the former Associate Dean of the College of Education and Director of the Downing Counseling Clinic. Dr. Harrison’s current research efforts are focused on social justice and dialectical thought. Harrison, Terianne F., is a doctoral student in Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. She has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nevada, Reno and is in private practice. Her dissertation and clinical practice focus on adoption and adoptee identity development. Abstract Adoption and adoption family issues are not a regular part of most counselor preparation programs and, as such, mental health professionals do not have adequate training in adoption and adoption issues. The studies on adoption often reflect a lack of birth family participants and are focused instead on the adoptee and the adopted family. This paper provides a conceptualization of the adoption family system that integrates four perspectives: social justice, attachment theory—specifically object relations, the adoption triad (i.e., adoptee, all members of the adopted family, and all members of the birth family), and relational dialectics. These four dimensions comprise a fundamental conceptualization that mental health practitioners can use to help design treatments for adoptees and their families. Keywords: adoption, adoption triad, attachment theory and adoption, relational dialectics According to the United States Census Bureau (2010), between 2–4% of the American population is adopted, and this is an underestimation because only the adopted children in the home were counted. -
Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children
Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children and Their Parents Bridging the gap between research and public policy to improve the lives of children and families Lessons from Attachment Theory and Research Spring 2007 Karen Appleyard, Ph.D., MSW Lisa J. Berlin, Ph.D. ABOUT THE AUTHORS t a child care center, 18-month-old Karen Appleyard, Ph.D., MSW, is a research scientist at the Center for Child Hannah is clinging to her mother and Family Policy at Duke University and and crying as they enter. Her mother postdoctoral fellow at the University of A pulls Hannah’s hands from her arm, saying, North Carolina’s Center for Developmental “Don’t be such a crybaby and go play.” In Science. Her research and clinical interests are in the correlates and consequences of a pediatrician’s waiting room, two-year- parenting, developmental processes under- old Carlos climbs dangerously high on the lying adaptation to adversity, and furniture. He throws a toy at his mother empirically-based interventions relating to trauma and attachment. when she calls his name. His mother laughs nervously and says quietly, “I don’t know Contact: [email protected] what to do with him.” In a family’s kitchen, Lisa Berlin, Ph.D., is a research scientist at one-year-old Keisha yanks on a locked kitchen the Center for Child and Family Policy at cabinet while her father is cooking. Her father kneels next to Keisha and Duke University. Her work focuses on early says, “Oh - I see you are trying to get into this cabinet, but these glass child development, child poverty, child pans are for me. -
Bowlby & Attachment Theory
Chapter 9 The Legacy of John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory Jools Page Introduction This chapter discusses the contribution of John Bowlby’s more than 50 years of thinking about attachments, separation, relationships and emotional stability. After a brief biography, the chapter considers his well-known, and sometimes controversial, ‘Attachment theory’ alongside the work of his collaborators at the time, including James Robertson and Mary Ainsworth. A key focus is attachment theory in relation to children in their home and early years environments, and how understanding this theory is important for early years practitioners to appreciate the lived experiences of children in out of home contexts. The chapter concludes with a consideration of the place of love and loving relationships in contemporary professional practice and the implications of ‘Modern Attachment Theory’ for early years and childcare practitioners working globally. John Bowlby [1907-1990]: A brief biography Bowlby (1907–1990) was the son of Sir Anthony Bowlby, a London surgeon. After serving briefly as a naval cadet, he read natural sciences and psychology at the University of Cambridge. Bowlby worked for a time in a school for boys with psychiatric problems, then trained as a doctor and child psychiatrist, working during the Second World War World as a psychiatrist for the War Office Selection Board. After the war, Bowlby was Deputy Director of the Tavistock Clinic in London, a world-renowned centre for child psychiatry and psychotherapy (For further detail see King & Rayner 1993). It was soon after he graduated from Cambridge in 1928 that Bowlby began to study separation and anxiety, building on observations of two young boys in a remedial home where he was working (Bretherton 1992; and Cassidy, 2008). -
Parenting, Attachment Theory, and God
Digital Collections @ Dordt Faculty Work Comprehensive List 5-24-2018 Parenting, Attachment Theory, and God Erin Olson Dordt College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work Part of the Christianity Commons, and the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons Recommended Citation Olson, E. (2018). Parenting, Attachment Theory, and God. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/916 This Blog Post is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Collections @ Dordt. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Work Comprehensive List by an authorized administrator of Digital Collections @ Dordt. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Parenting, Attachment Theory, and God Abstract "Have you ever stopped to consider how experiences in your childhood may have impacted your perceptions of God?" Posting about the importance of the parent-child relationship from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation. https://inallthings.org/parenting-attachment-theory-and-god/ Keywords In All Things, parenting, attachment behavior, avoidant personality, God Disciplines Christianity | Family, Life Course, and Society Comments In All Things is a publication of the Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service at Dordt College. This blog post is available at Digital Collections @ Dordt: https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/916 -
Attachment-Based Intervention for Enhancing Sensitive Discipline In
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Copyright 2006 by the American Psychological Association 2006, Vol. 74, No. 6, 994–1005 0022-006X/06/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.6.994 Attachment-Based Intervention for Enhancing Sensitive Discipline in Mothers of 1- to 3-Year-Old Children at Risk for Externalizing Behavior Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial Jantien Van Zeijl, Judi Mesman, Hans M. Koot Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Femmie Juffer, and Mirjam N. Stolk Leiden University Lenneke R. A. Alink Leiden University The home-based intervention program Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) was tested in a randomized controlled trial with 237 families screened for their 1- to 3-year-old children’s relatively high scores on externalizing behavior. VIPP-SD, based on attachment theory and coercion theory, focuses on mirroring and discussing actual parent–child inter- actions in six 1.5-hr sessions with individual families at home. VIPP-SD proved to be effective in enhancing maternal attitudes toward sensitivity and sensitive discipline and in promoting sensitive discipline interactions in the intervention group as compared with the control group. Moreover, in families with more marital discord and in families with more daily hassles, the intervention resulted in a decrease of overactive problem behaviors in the children. The authors conclude that VIPP-SD should become an important module in attachment-based interventions. Keywords: attachment, intervention, sensitivity, discipline, externalizing problems Supplemental data: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.6.994.supp One of the most compelling research themes regarding the Zeijl et al., 2006).