Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: Results of a randomized clinical trial
- Författare
- BERNARD, K., DOZIER, M., BICK, J., LEWIS-MORRARTY, E., LINDHIEM, O. & CARLSON, E.
- Titel
- Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: Results of a randomized clinical trial
- Utgivningsår
- 2012
- Tidskrift
- Child Development
- Volym
- 83
- Sidor
- 623– 636
- Sammanfattning
Young children who have experienced early adversity are at risk for developing disorganized attachments. The efficacy of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC), an intervention targeting nurturing care among parents identified as being at risk for neglecting their young children, was evaluated through a randomized clinical trial. Attachment quality was assessed in the Strange Situation for 120 children between 11.7 and 31.9 months of age (M = 19.1, SD = 5.5). Children in the ABC intervention showed significantly lower rates of disorganized attachment (32%) and higher rates of secure attachment (52%) relative to the control intervention (57% and 33%, respectively). These results support the efficacy of the ABC intervention in enhancing attachment quality among parents at high risk for maltreatment.