Similarities and differences in mothers’ and observers’ ratings of infant security on the Attachment Q-Sort

Tarabulsy, George M.; Provost, Marc A.; Larose, Simon; Moss, Ellen; Lemelin, Jean‐Pascal; Moran, Greg; Forbes, Lindsey M.; Pederson, David R.

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.05.002

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“…To test intra‐ and inter‐instrument correlations across time, we analysed simple patterns across maternal parenting instruments by computing Spearman's rank correlation across all instrument scores and time points (50 variables, including repeated measures). The two distinct clusters on the heatmap (Figure ) highlight the discrepancy between self‐rating instruments and behavioural observations, which is consistent with previous reports . Several explanations could underlie this phenomenon.…”

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Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study

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Parental care has a strong impact on neurodevelopment and mental health in the offspring. Although numerous animal studies have revealed that the parental brain is a highly complex system involving many brain structures and neuroendocrine systems, human maternal parenting as a multidimensional construct with cognitive, emotional, and behavioural components has not been characterised comprehensively. This unique multi‐method analysis aimed to examine patterns of self‐reported and observed parenting from 6 to 60 months postpartum in a cohort of 496 mothers (mean maternal age = 32 years). Self‐report questionnaires assessed motivational components of mothering, parenting stress, parenting‐related mood, maternal investment, maternal parenting style, mother‐child relationship satisfaction, and mother‐child bonding at multiple time points. Observed parenting variables included the Ainsworth Sensitivity Scales at 6 and 18 months, the Behavioral Evaluation Strategies Taxonomies at 6 months, an Etch‐A‐Sketch cooperation task at 48 months, and the Parent‐Child Early Relationship Assessment at 60 months. To examine whether different latent constructs underlie these measures of maternal parenting, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis. Self‐report measures of parenting correlated only weakly with behavioural observations. Factor analysis on a subsample (n = 197) revealed four latent factors that each explained from 7% to 11% of the variance in the data (32% total variance explained). Based on the loadings of the instruments, the factors were interpreted as: Supportive Parenting, Self‐Enjoyment Parenting, Overwhelmed Parenting, and Affectionate Parenting. These factor scores showed specific associations with maternal education and depressive symptoms, as well as with child outcomes, including maternally reported internalising and externalising behavioural problems, school readiness, and child‐reported symptoms of mental health. These findings parallel the complexity of the parental brain, suggesting that maternal parenting consists of multiple components, each of which is associated with different maternal characteristics and child outcomes.

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“…They also found that, although the manifest variables were correlated, the correlations across the three methodologies were weak. Similarly, Tarabulsy et al . found a common component from mother‐ and observer‐rated Attachment Q‐Sort measures, as well as the residual scores.…”

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Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study

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“…Although maternal ratings tend to be influenced by child's temperament, mothers' reports provide important information on their attachment relationships with their children because they have the best access to a representative sample of their children's behavior (Tarabulsy et al, 2008). Based on our data, however, no conclusions can be drawn as to how differences in self-regulation were associated with different insecure (i.e., insecure-avoidant; insecure-ambivalent) attachment patterns.…”

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Kindergarten children's attachment security, inhibitory control, and the internalization of rules of conduct

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Starting from research on relations between attachment and the development of self-regulation, the present study aimed to investigate research questions on relations among inhibitory control, internalization of rules of conduct (i.e., behavior regulation, concern occasioned by others transgressions, confession, reparation after wrongdoing), and attachment security. Attachment security and internalization of rules of conduct of German kindergarten children (N = 82) were assessed by maternal reports. Children's inhibitory control was measured with the Stop-task. Regression analyses revealed that inhibitory control was positively related to attachment security and to internalization of rules of conduct. Mediational analysis using a bootstrapping approach indicated an indirect effect of attachment security on internalization processes via inhibitory control. Implications for further research on the development of inhibitory control and internalization of rules of conduct are discussed.

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“…To pursue the goals of this study, we selected a convenience sample made up of adolescent and adult mothers on which we have previously published (Lemelin, Tarabulsy, & Provost, 2006;Tarabulsy et al, 2008). Data were available for 106 mother-infant dyads (55 boys).…”

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Maternal and child characteristics as antecedents of maternal mind‐mindedness

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This article compares an expanded descriptive measure of maternal mind-mindedness to the original measure. We included assessments of the valence and richness of descriptions given by 106 mothers when asked to talk about their 18-month-old child (55 boys), in addition to assessing the proportion of mind-related descriptors. Contrary to previous findings, the proportion of mental descriptors was not associated with maternal sensitivity. However, the expanded measure revealed a significant positive link between positive mind-mindedness and maternal sensitivity, and between richness of the description and maternal sensitivity. We then investigated predictors of positive maternal mind-mindedness. Maternal state of mind regarding past attachment experiences, psychological adjustment, and perception of the child's temperament were considered. The findings revealed that attachment state of mind and parenting stress constitute independent predictors of positive mind-mindedness. These findings suggest that mind-mindedness is associated not only with parental state of mind but also to current factors related to parenthood.

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Similarities and differences in mothers’ and observers’ ratings of infant security on the Attachment Q-Sort

Cited by 38 publications

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Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study

Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study

Kindergarten children's attachment security, inhibitory control, and the internalization of rules of conduct

Maternal and child characteristics as antecedents of maternal mind‐mindedness

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