Ecological Constraints for Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment

Sagi, Abraham; IJzendoorn, M.H. van; Scharf, Miri; Joels, Tirtsa; Koren‐Karie, Nina; Mayseless, Ofra; Aviezer, Ora

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“…One possibility is that mind-mindedness may be a quality that applies specifically to close relationships. On this account, associated with attachment issues (Bakermans-Kranenburg & van IJzendoorn, 1993;Sagi et al, 1994) and with their style of discourse when interviewed about their employment experiences (Crowell et al, 1996). These findings suggest that individuals adopt discourse modes that are specific to their representations of relationships with significant others.…”

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Is mind-mindedness trait-like or a quality of close relationships? Evidence from descriptions of significant others, famous people, and works of art

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(2014) 'Is mind-mindedness trait-like or a quality of close relationships? Evidence from descriptions of signicant others, famous people, and works of art. ', Cognition, 130 (3). pp. 417-427. Further information on publisher's website:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2013.11.009Publisher's copyright statement: NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Cognition. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A denitive version was subsequently published in Cognition, 130, 3, March 2014, 10.1016/j.cognition.2013 Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThe four studies reported here sought to explore the nature of the construct of mind-mindedness. In Study 1, involving 37 mothers of 5-to 8-year-old children, mothers' verbal mind-minded descriptions of their children were positively correlated with their mind-minded descriptions of their current romantic partner. Participants in Studies 2 (N=114), 3 (N=173), and 4 (N=153) were young adults who provided written descriptions of: a close friend and their current romantic partner (Study 2); two specified famous people, two works of art, and a close friend (Study 3); a specified famous person, a famous person of the participant's choice, and a close friend (Study 4). Study 2 obtained paper-and-pen written descriptions, whereas participants completed descriptions in electronic format in Studies 3 and 4. Mind-minded descriptions of friends and partners were positively correlated, but there was no relation between mind-minded descriptions of a friend and the tendency to describe famous people or works of art in mind-minded terms. Levels of mind-mindedness were higher in descriptions of friends compared with descriptions of famous people or works of art. Administration format was unrelated to individuals' mind-mindedness scores. The results suggest that mindmindedness is a facet of personal relationships rather than a trait-like quality. General IntroductionInterpreting other people's behavior in terms of its underlying mental states has been shown to be an important factor in development (e.g., Fonagy, Gergely, Jurist, & Target, 2002). Caregiver mind-mindedness (Meins, 1997) is an index of individual differences in caregivers' capacity to take the intentional stance with regard to their young childre...

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Is mind-mindedness trait-like or a quality of close relationships? Evidence from descriptions of significant others, famous people, and works of art

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“…It has been more lenient diagnosis. Another explanation may be the recruitment procedure of selfshown that insecure-dismissing individuals perform well on autobiographical memory selection: because participation in this study was voluntary, it is possible that secure inditests as long as the stimuli concern neutral experiences (Bakermans-Kranenburg & van viduals are more willing and unresolved individuals are less willing to expose themselves IJzendoorn, 1993;Sagi et al, 1994). Insecure-preoccupied respondents may be ex-to intensive interviewing and testing.…”

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“…Before the Stroop words appeared in the center of the screen, a fixation and coder (Bakermans-Kranenburg & van IJzendoorn, 1993;Benoit & Parker, 1994; square was presented for 500 ms. The stimuli appeared in 6-mm capital letters in one of Sagi et al, 1994).…”

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Selective processing of threatening information: Effects of attachment representation and anxiety disorder on attention and memory

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To investigate the effect of the mental representation of attachment on information processing, 28 anxiety disorder outpatients, as diagnosed by the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Revised, were administered the Adult Attachment Interview and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. They also completed an emotional Stroop task with subliminal and supraliminal exposure conditions, a free recall memory task, and a recognition test. All tasks contained threatening, neutral, and positively valenced stimuli. A nonclinical comparison group of 56 participants completed the same measures. Results on the Stroop task showed color-naming interference for threatening words in the supraliminal condition only. Nonclinical participants with insecure attachment representations showed a global response inhibition to the Stroop task. Clinical participants with secure attachment representations showed the largest Stroop interference of the threatening words compared to the other groups. Results on the free recall task showed superior recall of all types of stimuli by participants with secure attachment representations. In the outpatient group, participants with secure attachment representations showed superior recall of threatening words on the free recall task, compared to insecure participants. Results on the recognition task showed no differences between attachment groups. We conclude that secure attachment representations are characterized by open communication about and processing of threatening information, leading to less defensive exclusion of negative material during the attentional stage of information processing and to better recall of threatening information in a later stage. Attachment insecurity, but not the type of insecurity, seems a decisive factor in attention and memory processes.Mental representations of attachment in adults search but has not yet been investigated extensively (Belsky, Spritz, & Crnic, 1996; are thought to regulate cognition and behavior through the selective processing of attach- Bretherton & Munholland, 1999;Kirsh & Cassidy, 1997; Lynch & Cicchetti, 1991; ment-relevant information. This notion is basic to recent developments in attachment re-Main, 1999). Belsky et al. (1996) noted that the concept of attachment representations (or internal working models of attachment) isThe authors acknowledge the statistical support of Wilroutinely invoked to explain or predict empirilem van der Kloot and the constructive comments of the reviewers. The contributions of the first and the second cal findings, and there is little empirical eviauthors to this paper are equal.dence to substantiate this latent variable. The

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“…Crianças com apego seguro tendem a ser confiantes, enquanto crianças com apego inseguro tendem a ser mais ansiosas, evitativas e desorganizadas. Esta relação entre qualidade da interação mãe-bebê e o apego é influenciada por diversos fatores associados tanto à mãe, como por exemplo, suas características de personalidade (Canavarro, 1999) e relação com sua própria mãe (Sagi, van Ijzendoorn & Scharf, 1997), assim como relacionadas à própria criança, como por exemplo seu temperamento (Sameroff, Seifer & Schiller, 1996) e a própria doença crônica (Minde, 1999).…”

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Implicações da doença orgânica crônica na infância para as relações familiares: algumas questões teóricas

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2002

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ResumoO presente artigo examina algumas questões teóricas e achados de estudos recentes acerca das implicações da doença orgânica crônica na infância. Analisam-se, em particular, as conseqüências emocionais da enfermidade precoce tanto para a criança como para sua família, especialmente no que se refere à relação mãe-criança. Além disso, discute-se as dificuldades enfrentadas pela família ao lidar com uma criança doente e os possíveis riscos de ajustamento aos quais ela pode estar exposta. Apesar dos avanços no tratamento de doenças crônicas orgânicas infantis e a melhora nas taxas de sobrevivência dessas crianças, poucas investigações são encontradas na literatura em relação às implicações emocionais e familiares da doença orgânica crônica na infância. Os estudos revisados sugerem que mudanças importantes nos relacionamentos familiares podem ocorrer quando há uma criança com doença crônica orgânica na família, em particular no que se refere ao estresse parental, isolamento social, comportamentos de superproteção com a criança e riscos aumentados para desajustes psicológicos tanto para a criança quanto para seus genitores e irmãos. Palavras-chave: Doença crônica; infância; relações familiares. Implications of Physical Chronic Disease in Childhood to Family Relationships: Some Theoretical Questions AbstractThe present article examines some theoretical questions and reviews recent findings concerning the implications of physical chronic disease in childhood. The emotional consequences of the disease to the child and the child's family, in particular to the child-mother relationship are analyzed. Furthermore, family difficulties when dealing with an ill child and the possible risks to his/her adjustment are discussed. Despite the medical advances in the treatment of childhood physical chronic diseases and the increase on survival rates of these children, there are few studies on the emotional and family implications of a physical chronic disease in childhood. The reviewed studies suggest that important changes in family relationships may happen when a child has a physical chronic disease, such as parental stress, social isolation, overprotective behavior, and increased risk of psychological maladjustment to the child, his/her parents, as well as to his/her brothers and sisters.

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Ecological Constraints for Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment

Cited by 59 publications

References 16 publications

Is mind-mindedness trait-like or a quality of close relationships? Evidence from descriptions of significant others, famous people, and works of art

Is mind-mindedness trait-like or a quality of close relationships? Evidence from descriptions of significant others, famous people, and works of art

Selective processing of threatening information: Effects of attachment representation and anxiety disorder on attention and memory

Implicações da doença orgânica crônica na infância para as relações familiares: algumas questões teóricas

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