APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Parents' Adult Attachment State of Mind Predicts Children's Behavior Dysregulation in a High-Risk Sample
- Laura Perrone
Stony Brook University Department of Psychology - Bernard Kristin
Stony Brook University - Teresa Lind
University of California, San Diego - Mary Dozier
University of Delaware
Abstract
In a sample of 150 parent-child dyads with histories of child welfare involvement, insecure (i.e., dismissing and preoccupied) parental attachment representations predicted observed child behavior dysregulation when children were 3 and 4 years old. Findings highlight the importance of attachment-based prevention efforts for high-risk children.
Families/Parenting
