Attachment Narratives and Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms in an Ethnically Diverse, At-Risk Sample

Futh, Annabel; O’Connor, Thomas G.; Matias, Carla; Green, Jonathan; Scott, Stephen

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“…This result is in line with Futh and colleagues study on a high risk sample (Futh et al, 2008) and with Green's MCAST validation study , where the same outcome was obtained in relation to children's temperament (as measured by Buss & Plomin, 1984). From a developmental point of view, this could be related to the influence of a difficult and adverse temperament upon the emergence of subsequent behavioral problems (Rothbart, Ellis, Rueda, & Posner, 2003).…”

Section: Attachment and Human Development 397supporting

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“…Both overall attachment classifications and MCAST factors detect an association between, on the one hand, attachment disorganization and on the other, poor social competence including an increase in problem behavior. This outcome seems to confirm even in a low-risk sample what already was found in an at-risk sample (Futh et al, 2008), underscoring the validity of the MCAST as an index of attachment disorganization in the early school-aged years.…”

Section: Attachment and Human Development 397supporting

confidence: 83%

“…On a similar topic, Barone and Lionetti (2011) tested attachment representations against emotional competence in a small sample of late-adopted preschool children (N ¼ 20). Among the studies on higher risk samples, Futh, O'Connor, Matias, Green, and Scott (2008; N ¼ 113 early school-age children) found moderate to strong correlations between the MCAST engagement, positive content, coherence, and disorganization scales with maternal and teacher ratings of children's emotional and behavioral adjustment and their prosocial behavior. The findings, which were especially robust for the MCAST…”

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Attachment and social competence: a study using MCAST in low-risk Italian preschoolers

Barone

Lionetti

2012

Attachment & Human Development

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The Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST) is a story stem method suitable for children aged about 4 to 8, aimed at assessing children's attachment representations with a doll-play format that is evaluated with a series of dimensional scales and classifications. Although this instrument has already been validated in previous studies, not all of the findings have been conclusive. The aims of the present study were (1) to examine the factor structure of the MCAST scales, and (2) to test the association between children's dichotomized MCAST classifications and factors with social competence, using the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale (SCBE) with a normative group of Italian preschoolers (age range 4.4 to 6.1). Results obtained from a sample of 64 children confirm the association of MCAST attachment classifications (security vs. insecurity and organization vs. disorganization) with both social skills and behavioral problems. Further independent studies on the variables analyzed are recommended for corroborating the findings obtained.

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Attachment and social competence: a study using MCAST in low-risk Italian preschoolers

Barone

Lionetti

2012

Attachment & Human Development

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“…This may be a remnant of their earlier difficult circumstances and/or an index of their current developmental problems. Because disorganised attachment is known to be associated with psychopathology (Futh, O'Connor, Matias, Green, & Scott, 2008), it should not be underestimated.…”

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Neurodevelopmental problems in maltreated children referred with indiscriminate friendliness

Kočovská

Puckering

Follan

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Research in Developmental Disabilities

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We aimed to explore the extent of neurodevelopmental difficulties in severely maltreated adopted children. We recruited 34 adopted children, referred with symptoms of indiscriminate friendliness and a history of severe maltreatment in their early childhood and 32 typically developing comparison children without such a history, living in biological families. All 66 children, aged 5-12 years, underwent a detailed neuropsychiatric assessment.The overwhelming majority of the adopted/indiscriminately friendly group had a range of psychiatric diagnoses, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and one third exhibited the disorganised pattern of attachment. The mean IQ was 15 points lower than the comparison group and the majority of the adopted group had suspected language disorder and/or delay. Our findings show that school-aged adopted children with a history of severe maltreatment can have very complex and sometimes disabling neuropsychiatric problems.

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“…Outras investigações com crianças em início de idade escolar, recorrendo ao Child Behaviour Checklist sugerem correlações significativas entre as representações de vinculação através de narrativas e o respectivo ajustamento emocional e comportamental (Futh, O'Connor, Matias, Green, & Scott, 2008).…”

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Crianças institucionalizadas e crianças em meio familiar de vida: Representações de vinculação e problemas de comportamento associado

Pinhel¹,

Torres

Maia

2012

Análise Psicológica

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Esta investigação comparativa incide sobre a representação de vinculação e problemas de comportamento em crianças institucionalizadas. Foram avaliadas 35 crianças portuguesas em idade pré-escolar e escolar, em dois grupos: 19 crianças institucionalizadas e 16 crianças vivendo com as suas famílias de origem. Recorreu-se ao Attachment Story Completion Task (ASCT), avaliando-se, pela construção das narrativas, os valores de Segurança e Coerência das representações de vinculação. Para a avaliação dos problemas de comportamento recorreu-se ao instrumento I.C.C.P (Fonseca et al., 1994), que corresponde à versão portuguesa do “Child Behavior Checklist”, CBCL, de Achenbach (1991). Os resultados indicam que existem correlações negativas entre a qualidade das representações da vinculação e problemas de comportamento agressivo e de isolamento. Conclui-se que o meio de vida da criança foi determinante no tipo de vinculação demonstrada e indirectamente no comportamento de agressividade e isolamento manifestado.

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Attachment Narratives and Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms in an Ethnically Diverse, At-Risk Sample

Cited by 61 publications

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Attachment and social competence: a study using MCAST in low-risk Italian preschoolers

Attachment and social competence: a study using MCAST in low-risk Italian preschoolers

Neurodevelopmental problems in maltreated children referred with indiscriminate friendliness

Crianças institucionalizadas e crianças em meio familiar de vida: Representações de vinculação e problemas de comportamento associado

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