TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment in the Early Life Course
T2 - Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in Socioemotional Development
AU - Groh, Ashley M.
AU - Fearon, R. M.Pasco
AU - van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
AU - Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.
AU - Roisman, Glenn I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors. Child Development Perspectives © 2016 The Society for Research in Child Development
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - After decades of research on early attachment relationships, questions remain concerning whether the evidence supports claims made by attachment theory, in particular, that variation in early attachment predicts children's developmental adaptation or maladaptation, and that characteristics of children's temperament does not determine attachment. To evaluate these claims, we conducted meta-analyses on early attachment and children's social competence with peers, externalizing problems, internalizing symptoms, and temperament. In this article, we summarize our findings, which support attachment theory—though we note caveats. We also call for new measurement models, a focus on mediating and moderating mechanisms, and multisite replications.
AB - After decades of research on early attachment relationships, questions remain concerning whether the evidence supports claims made by attachment theory, in particular, that variation in early attachment predicts children's developmental adaptation or maladaptation, and that characteristics of children's temperament does not determine attachment. To evaluate these claims, we conducted meta-analyses on early attachment and children's social competence with peers, externalizing problems, internalizing symptoms, and temperament. In this article, we summarize our findings, which support attachment theory—though we note caveats. We also call for new measurement models, a focus on mediating and moderating mechanisms, and multisite replications.
KW - attachment
KW - child adjustment
KW - meta-analysis
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U2 - 10.1111/cdep.12213
DO - 10.1111/cdep.12213
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85003815069
SN - 1750-8592
VL - 11
SP - 70
EP - 76
JO - Child Development Perspectives
JF - Child Development Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -