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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Does Child Attachment Security Moderate the Relation between Maternal Depression Symptoms and Child Executive Function?

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Developmental

  • Morgan Benner
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • David Patton
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Jessica Stern
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Jude Cassidy
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Bonnie Brett
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Jacquelyn Gross
    University of Maryland, College Park

Abstract

Elevated maternal depression symptoms (MDS) have been linked to lower child executive function (EF), whereas attachment security has been linked to higher child EF. This study examines whether attachment security may buffer against the negative effects of MDS on child EF in an urban, non-white sample.

Lifespan Development

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