2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-010-0192-y
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Attachment in Foster Care: The Role of Maternal Sensitivity, Adoption, and Foster Mother Experience

Abstract: The attachment relationships between 76 young foster children and their foster mothers were examined with the purpose of understanding how maternal sensitivity, adoption status, and foster mother experience contribute to relationship quality. Demographic variables were also included in the analyses. Attachment quality was assessed through home observations. More than half of the participating dyads constructed secure attachments. Maternal Sensitivity and foster mothers with little prior experience predicted hi… Show more

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“…No significant relations were found between the FC's attachment classifications and age at first and final placements, the number of placements, and the reasons for placement. Regarding age at placement, previous research has suggested that placement in foster care, or being adopted before the first or second birthday, may enhance the development of secure attachment (Ponciano, ; Smyke et al., ; van den Dries et al., ). Still, in the study by Dozier et al.…”
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“…No significant relations were found between the FC's attachment classifications and age at first and final placements, the number of placements, and the reasons for placement. Regarding age at placement, previous research has suggested that placement in foster care, or being adopted before the first or second birthday, may enhance the development of secure attachment (Ponciano, ; Smyke et al., ; van den Dries et al., ). Still, in the study by Dozier et al.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Studies of foster children have shown that some children who have experienced maltreatment and the loss of a primary caregiver have the capability to organize or reorganize attachment behavior toward a new available and sensitive caregiver (Dozier et al., ), thereby developing secure attachments and internal working models. Approximately 50 to 60% of foster children seem to develop a secure attachment to their new caregiver, although a higher percentage develops an insecure/disorganized/unclassifiable attachment when compared to typical samples (Dozier et al., ; Ponciano, ; Smyke, Zeanah, Fox, Nelson, & Guthrie, ; Stovall‐McClough & Dozier, ). Although exhibiting more disorganized attachments, the emergence of secure attachments in foster and adoptive children was confirmed in a meta‐analysis carried out by van den Dries, Juffer, van IJzendoorn, and Bakermans‐Kranenburg ().…”
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“…Les résultats ne sont pas convergents. Ainsi, la méta-analyse de van den Dries et al (2009) met en lumière que les enfants adoptés montrent significativement moins d'attachement sécure que des enfants biologiques alors que d'autres études mettent en évidence que les enfants adoptés présentent un attachement sécure dans des proportions similaires aux enfants biologiques (Juffer & Rosenboom, 1997 ;Ponciano, 2010). Ces différences dans les résultats peuvent s'expliquer par la prise en compte, ou pas, de certains facteurs, tels que l'âge de l'enfant lors de la séparation et les changements d'environnement, pouvant influencer l'attachement de l'enfant (Euillet, Spencer, Troupel-Cremel, Fresno, & Zaouche-Gaudron, 2008).…”
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“…En ce qui concerne la question de savoir si les enfants adoptés développent un attachement désorganisé, les recherches semblent assez unanimes : les enfants adoptés présentent plus fréquemment un attachement désorganisé que les enfants biologiques (e.g. O'Conner, Marvin, Rutter, Olrick, & Britner, 2003 ;Ponciano, 2010 ;van Londen, Juffer, & van Ijzendoorn, 2007). Dans leur parcours de vie, ces enfants ont souvent été confrontés à des situations de négligence et de maltraitance familiale ou institutionnelle, menant souvent à de la « peur sans solution », démontrée comme induisant de la désorganisation (e.g.…”
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