Signs of Disorganization in Middle Childhood Attachment Narratives

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1353/mpq.2022.0013

M. Flykt, Marissa Gastelle, R. Punamäki, Kathryn A. Kerns

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Abstract:Children with disorganized attachment are not a unified category. This study examined different signs of disorganization in school-age children’s attachment narratives, whether the signs clustered into specific profiles of disorganization, and if the profiles were associated with children’s continuous attachment ratings and mental health. Our binational sample of 8- to 12-year-old children (n = 33) had disorganization as their primary attachment classification. Attachment was measured with the Story Stem procedure and mental health symptoms were measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Fifteen different signs of disorganization were found that clustered into four unique profiles distinguished by chaotic-frightening, hostile-punitive, caregiving, and dissociative signs. Children with more punitive and frightening signs in their profiles displayed higher attachment disorganization and ambivalence, whereas caregiving and dissociative profiles were associated with attachment avoidance, and the dissociative profile also with more mental health symptoms. Subtypes of middle childhood disorganization need more research and are also important to recognize in clinical practice.

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儿童中期依恋叙述中的组织紊乱现象

摘要：依恋无组织的儿童不是一个统一的范畴。这项研究调查了学龄儿童依恋叙事中的不同无序迹象，这些迹象是否聚集在特定的无序特征中，以及这些特征是否与儿童的持续依恋评级和心理健康有关。我们的8至12岁儿童（n=33）的两国样本以无组织为主要依恋分类。依恋采用Story-Stem程序进行测量，心理健康症状采用优势和困难问卷进行测量。发现了15种不同的无序迹象，分为四种独特的特征，分别是混乱的恐惧、敌对的惩罚、照顾和分离的迹象。在他们的档案中有更多惩罚和恐惧迹象的儿童表现出更高的依恋紊乱和矛盾心理，而照顾和分离档案与依恋回避有关，分离档案也与更多的心理健康症状有关。儿童中期组织紊乱的亚型需要更多的研究，在临床实践中也很重要。

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期刊介绍： This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.