Jealousy and Attachment

Fearon, Pasco; Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marian J.; IJzendoorn, M.H. van

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“…By (unconsciously) noting the level of sensitivity the younger sibling receives in comparison with the level of sensitivity the toddler receives, the toddler might feel favored by the parent. Previous studies have indicated that toddlers' behavior is sensitive to parenting towards younger siblings and that differentiated parenting is related to more positive behavior in the favored sibling (Blandon and Volling 2008;Fearon et al 2010;Knafo 2009). Social comparison influences social development through sibling rivalry and fear over losing parental attention (Boyle et al 2004).…”

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“…Especially when older siblings experience a change in parenting behavior following the birth of a younger sibling, they may be inclined to compare parenting towards themselves to parenting towards their younger sibling (Volling 2012), and may therefore be especially affected by how their younger sibling is parented. However, other studies indicate that rivalry between siblings over positive parenting can also result in positive child outcomes (Fearon et al 2006;Fearon et al 2010;Knafo 2009). It appears that both negative and positive behaviors can occur in response to evaluations of how a sibling is being parented, and both can be strategies to gain more parental attention (Belsky 1997), which is consistent with an evolutionary view on the competition over caregiving resources (Fearon et al 2010).…”

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“…However, other studies indicate that rivalry between siblings over positive parenting can also result in positive child outcomes (Fearon et al 2006;Fearon et al 2010;Knafo 2009). It appears that both negative and positive behaviors can occur in response to evaluations of how a sibling is being parented, and both can be strategies to gain more parental attention (Belsky 1997), which is consistent with an evolutionary view on the competition over caregiving resources (Fearon et al 2010). …”

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Parental Sensitivity Towards Toddlers and Infant Siblings Predicting Toddler Sharing and Compliance

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Children with younger brothers or sisters are exposed to parenting directed towards themselves as well as parenting directed towards their siblings. We examined the hypothesis that mothers' and fathers' sensitive parenting towards their second-borns predicts compliance and sharing behavior in their firstborns, over and above their parenting towards their firstborns. In a sample of 388 families with a toddler and infant, parental sensitivity, child sharing behavior, and child compliance were observed during two different home visits, one with father and one with mother present. The results showed that toddlers shared more with their younger siblings and showed more compliance when their fathers were more sensitive towards them, but only if fathers showed low sensitivity towards the younger siblings. We suggest two explanations: toddlers may show more positive behavior to ensure continuation of their favored position, or they may compensate for the lack of fathers' sensitivity towards the younger siblings. Our study highlights the importance of the broader family context of parenting for child socio-emotional development.

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“…These parallels substantiate Bowlby's understanding that, "there is strong bias for attachment behavior to become directed mainly toward one particular person and for a child to become strongly possessive of that person" (Bowlby 1969, p. 308). They also imply that the constructs of jealousy and attachment are intrinsic features of the infant-caregiver relationship which are also linked with each other (Hart 2010b;Fearon et al 2010). Accordingly, it appears that the predisposition to form bonds with a caregiver goes together with the predisposition to protect that relationship from threat posed by a rival.…”

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Jealousy in Infants

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2015

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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“…Bowlby noted, “there is strong bias for attachment behavior to become directed mainly toward one particular person and for a child to become strongly possessive of that person” (1969, p. 308). Despite conceptual links between the constructs of jealousy and attachment behavior (Bowlby, 1969; Fearon, Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2010; Hart, 2010b), both of which may be understood as intrinsic features of attachment relationships, investigative attention to this phenomenon is sparse. Laboratory treatments have inquired into whether young children’s responses to parents’ differential treatment differ with attachment quality (Teti & Ablard, 1989; Volling et al., 2002).…”

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Affective and Behavioral Features of Jealousy Protest: Associations with Child Temperament, Maternal Interaction Style, and Attachment

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2012

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This study explored variation in affective and behavioral components of infants’ jealousy protests during an eliciting condition in which mother and an experimenter directed differential attention exclusively toward a rival. Variation was examined in relation to child temperamental emotionality, maternal interaction style, and attachment security. At 45 weeks, intensity of infants’distress and durations of mother‐ and stranger‐directed behavioral responses, including gaze, touch, and proximity‐seeking, were observed in the eliciting condition. We also assessed infants’positive emotionality (PE) and negative emotionality (NE) and maternal interaction styles of sensitivity and engagement. At 54 weeks, attachment security was measured in the Strange Situation Procedure. Findings revealed that distress differed with temperamental emotionality and maternal interaction style. Specifically, distress was greater in infants with lower PE and having mothers who displayed less sensitivity and engagement. Analyses on behavioral responses toward the experimenter revealed linkages with maternal interaction style. Specifically, experimenter‐directed gaze and touch were greater among infants of mothers who demonstrated less sensitivity and engagement. Behavioral responses toward mother were found associated with quality of attachment. Specifically, mother‐directed proximity and touch were highest among infants later judged insecure resistant and lowest among those later judged insecure/avoidant; with infants later judged secure displaying moderate durations of mother‐directed proximal contact.

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Jealousy and Attachment

Cited by 10 publications

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Parental Sensitivity Towards Toddlers and Infant Siblings Predicting Toddler Sharing and Compliance

Parental Sensitivity Towards Toddlers and Infant Siblings Predicting Toddler Sharing and Compliance

Jealousy in Infants

Affective and Behavioral Features of Jealousy Protest: Associations with Child Temperament, Maternal Interaction Style, and Attachment

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