Security of attachment and trust beliefs in close others during middle childhood

Abstract

The study examined the relation between the security of attachment and trust beliefs in close others during middle childhood. In the study, 133 children (63 girls, M age = 9.5 years) completed standardized measures of the security of attachment and three bases of trust beliefs in close others (reliability, honesty, and emotional). Correlational analyses showed that children's security of attachment was associated with emotional trust beliefs in close others only. A structural equation modelling analysis yielded a path between security of attachment and emotional trust beliefs in parents as a latent factor. In addition, there was a path between the latent factor and emotional trust beliefs in peers. Alternative models did not adequately fit the data. The findings were ascribed to the role of parent's emotional trustworthiness and children's mental state discourse in promoting the relation between children's security of attachment and their emotional trust beliefs in close others. K E Y W O R D S close others, middle childhood, secure attachment, trust beliefs Highlights • The research examined relation between the security of attachment and trust beliefs in close others during middle childhood. • One hundred and thirty-three children completed standardized measures of the security of attachment and trust beliefs in close others.• Children's beliefs that parents refrain from causing emotional harm play a central role in their security of attachment.

Parenting Foundation Class: “Mewarnai” Sebagai Sarana Membangun Secure Attachment Orang Tua dan Anak

“…Lebih lanjut, (Koren-Karie, Oppenheirn, Dolev, & Yirniya, 2009) menyoroti korelasi antara sensitivitas ibu dan secure attachment pada anak autis, menggarisbawahi pengaruh perilaku orang tua dalam membina keterikatan yang aman. Studi oleh (Stefani, et al, 2012) dan (Roternberg, Wicks, & Bathew, 2021) lebih lanjut menunjukkan hasil positif yang terkait dengan secure attachment, seperti peningkatan keterampilan mengatasi masalah dan regulasi emosional. Dengan mengikuti program ini, orang tua dan anak dapat memanfaatkan waktu bersama dan meningkatkan hubungan antara orang tua dengan anak (Tul et al, 2022) (Sutcliffe, 2002:15) (Lia Sari et al, 2018) (Dearing et al, 2006b (Dwi Tanto, 2021).…”

“…Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa hubungan kelekatan yang aman selama masa kanak-kanak dapat mengarah pada kondisi pikiran kelekatan yang lebih aman di masa dewasa muda (Raby, Roisman, & Booth-Laforce, 2015) . Keterikatan aman ini dikaitkan dengan mentalisasi dan kepekaan orang tua, dengan kepekaan memainkan peran mediasi dalam hubungan antara mentalisasi orang tua dan keterikatan aman (Roternberg, Wicks, & Bathew, 2021) . Sebagai hasil dari mengikuti kegiatan Parenting "Mewarnai" Orang tua juga memiliki waktu belajar yang berkualitas dengan anak karena telah menerima ilmu, sehingga ketika tidak berada disekolah anak tetap bisa bermain dan belajar sama dengan yang dilakukan disekolah.…”

Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs

“…Honesty trust beliefs in others have been defined as individuals’ expectations that others tell the truth rather than lying and engage in behaviors that are guided by benign rather than malicious intent and by genuine rather than manipulative strategies (Rotenberg, 2010; Rotenberg et al., 2005). It has been found that children's honesty trust beliefs in others is associated with their Theory of Mind (Rotenberg et al., 2015) and security of attachment (Rotenberg et al., 2021). Individuals’ beliefs that others are honest should play a crucial role in their judgments of persons varying in the consistency between their personal standards and behavior.…”