A systemic perspective on children’s emotional insecurity in relation to father: links to parenting, interparental conflict and children’s social well-being

Lux, Ulrike; Walper, Sabine

doi:10.1080/14616734.2019.1582597

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“…Researchers have also empirically tested its impact on children's socio-emotional development more broadly (e.g. Boldt, Kochanska, Yoon, & Nordling, 2014;Bureau, Deneault, & Yurkowski, 2019;Lux & Walper, 2019). Clearly, fathers are no longer outsiders in attachment research as evidenced by the publication of two special volumes devoted entirely to this topic (see Ahnert & Schoppe-Sullivan, 2019;Cowan & Cowan, 2019).…”

Section: A Role For Fathersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, studies including measures of attachment to both parents produced results suggesting that both parents contribute significantly to the child's later social functioning (e.g. Boldt et al, 2014;Bureau et al, 2019;Lux & Walper, 2019).…”

Section: A Role For Fathersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Coleman, 2003;Groh et al, 2014;Schneider et al, 2001) and others favoring fathers (e.g. Boldt et al, 2014;Bureau et al, 2016;Kochanska & Kim, 2013;Lux & Walper, 2019;Verschueren & Marcoen, 2002). In an attempt to resolve this issue, some researchers have suggested that attachments to different parents may influence somewhat different aspects of social competence, so are both important but for different social outcomes (e.g.…”

Section: A Role For Fathersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, children with secure attachments tend to be in advantaged in terms of the quality of peer interactions and the relationships they establish during early childhood (e.g. Barglow, Contreras, Kavesh, & Vaughn, 1999;Lux & Walper, 2019;Waters, Wippman, & Sroufe, 1979).…”

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Early father–child and mother–child attachment relationships: contributions to preschoolers’ social competence

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Monteiro

Santos

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Attachment & Human Development

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The main goal of this study was to explore the contributions of early father-child and mother-child attachment relationships to children's later social competence with their preschool peers; possible unique and shared contributions were tested. Using a multimethod design and focusing on direct observation, attachment was assessed at home at age 3 with the Attachment Behavior Q-sort (AQS) and two years later social competence was assessed at classrooms of 5-year-olds using a set of seven measurement indicators that are part of the Hierarchical Model of Social Competence. Results show that attachment to each parent made unique and significant contributions to children's social competence and suggested the possibility that each caregiver may have somewhat different patterns of influence on the different indicators of children's social competence. Findings also suggest the possibility that a secure attachment with one parent may buffer the impact of having an insecure relationship with the other. Due to sample size, these results should be seen as a starting point to generate new and larger studies.

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Section: A Role For Fathersmentioning

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Section: A Role For Fathersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Indeed, attachment theory recognizes that children may have a network of attachments, and that non-maternal attachments, including with fathers, are regular features of children's lives (e.g. Bureau, Deneault, & Yurkowski, 2019;Lux & Walper, 2019;Pinto, Veríssimo, Gatinho, Santos, & Vaughn, 2015;Steele, Steele, & Fonagy, 1996). However, the ways that attachment relationships with mother and father are established and maintained may differ qualitatively and it is possible that the domains of behavior, affect, and cognition influenced by attachment differ for mothers and fathers (e.g.…”

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Measurement invariance across mother/child and father/child attachment relationships

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Veríssimo

Santos

et al. 2020

Attachment & Human Development

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We examine the factorial structure of the Security Scale Questionnaire (SSQ), exploring measurement invariance across mother-father-child attachment relationships, child sex, and country. We used the new 21-item SSQ version that integrates both safe haven and secure base behaviors in a two factors structure. Participants were 457 children (224 girls and 233 boys), ranging from 9 to 14 years old (M = 10.84, SD = 1.02) from Portuguese and USA samples. We confirmed the SSQ's two-factor structure, although four items were unrelated to the latent structure and excluded from the final model. Results showed that SSQ can be used to study both mother/child and father/child attachment relationships. Multi-group analyses suggested measurement invariance between boys and girls and between Portuguese and USA samples. Our findings suggest that the SSQ can be considered a valid and cost-effective tool to measure perceived attachment security in middle childhood for both mother/child and father/child relationships. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Relationship between paternal adult attachment and adolescent anxiety: The chain‐mediating effect of paternal psychological flexibility and father–adolescent attachment

Chen

Gong

et al. 2022

Int J Psychol

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Grounded in family systems theory and the internal working model of attachment, the present study tested the effects of paternal adult attachment, paternal psychological flexibility and father–adolescent attachment on adolescent anxiety. In total, 906 pairs of fathers and their adolescents completed a set of questionnaires, including the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Parental Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, and Trait Anxiety Inventory. The results revealed that paternal adult attachment avoidance had a positive impact on adolescent anxiety. The relationship between paternal adult attachment and adolescent anxiety was chain mediated by paternal psychological flexibility and father–adolescent attachment. The mediation effects contained two paths: the separate mediation effect of paternal psychological flexibility, and the chain mediation effect of paternal psychological flexibility and father–adolescent attachment. The results of the study show that the father's adult attachment can not only directly affect adolescent anxiety, but also indirectly affect adolescent anxiety through the paternal psychological flexibility and the quality of father–adolescent attachment. Fathers have an important effect on adolescent anxiety.

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A systemic perspective on children’s emotional insecurity in relation to father: links to parenting, interparental conflict and children’s social well-being

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Early father–child and mother–child attachment relationships: contributions to preschoolers’ social competence

Early father–child and mother–child attachment relationships: contributions to preschoolers’ social competence

Measurement invariance across mother/child and father/child attachment relationships

Relationship between paternal adult attachment and adolescent anxiety: The chain‐mediating effect of paternal psychological flexibility and father–adolescent attachment

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