The Significance of Insecure and Disorganized Attachment for Children's Internalizing Symptoms: A Meta- Analytic Study
- Författare
- GROH, A. M., ROISMAN, G. I., VAN IJZENDOORN, M. H., BAKERMANSKRANENBURG, M. J. & FEARON, R. P.
- Titel
- The Significance of Insecure and Disorganized Attachment for Children's Internalizing Symptoms: A Meta- Analytic Study
- Utgivningsår
- 2012
- Tidskrift
- Child Development
- Volym
- 83
- Sidor
- 591–610
- Sammanfattning
This meta-analytic review examines the association between attachment and internalizing symptomatology during childhood, and compares the strength of this association with that for externalizing symptomatology. Based on 42 independent samples (N = 4,614), the association between insecurity and internalizing symptoms was small, yet significant (d = 0.15, CI 0.06~0.25) and not moderated by assessment age of internalizing problems. Avoidance, but not resistance (d = 0.03, CI -0.11~0.17) or disorganization (d = 0.08, CI -0.06~0.22), was significantly associated with internalizing symptoms (d = 0.17, CI 0.03~0.31). Insecurity and disorganization were more strongly associated with externalizing than internalizing symptoms. Discussion focuses on the significance of attachment for the development of internalizing versus externalizing symptomatology.