Foster children's attachment behavior and representation: Influence of children's pre-placement experiences and foster caregiver's sensitivity

Bovenschen, Ina; Lang, Katrin; Zimmermann, Julia; Förthner, Judith; Nowacki, Katja; Roland, Inga Christin; Spangler, Gottfried

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.08.016

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“…Research findings support theoretically derived predictions regarding the associations between attachment security children’s emotional and behavior adjustment in community and risk samples ( Oppenheim, 1997 ; Verschueren and Marcoens, 1999 ; Goldwyn et al, 2000 ; Rydell et al, 2005 ; Goodman et al, 2007 , 2012 , 2013 ; Green et al, 2007 ; Venet et al, 2007 ; Bureau and Moss, 2010 ; Stievenart et al, 2011 ; Webster and Hackett, 2011 ; Torres et al, 2012 ; Miljkovitch et al, 2013 ; Salari et al, 2016 ). Research findings also support predictions of a disproportionate amount of attachment insecurity (especially disorganized children) in risk samples (e.g., divorce, maltreatment, adoption, foster care, institutionalized) ( Gloger-Tippelt and König, 2007 ; Katsurada, 2007 ; Román et al, 2012 ; Torres et al, 2012 ; Bovenschen et al, 2016 ).…”

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“…These procedures are reported to be valid for the use with children ages 3–12 years, although caution should be used when interpreting the doll play assessments of children under 4 years (R. S. Marvin, personal communication, November, 8, 2014). Doll play assessment has been used with English and non-English speaking children (Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain) ( Solomon et al, 1995 ; Goodman and Pfeffer, 1998 ; Goldwyn et al, 2000 ; Green et al, 2000 ; Gloger-Tippelt et al, 2002 ; Verschueren et al, 2006 ; Yamakawa, 2006 ; Katsurada, 2007 ; Dubois-Comtois and Moss, 2008 ; Dubois-Comtois et al, 2011 ; Román et al, 2012 ; Goodman et al, 2013 ; Miljkovitch et al, 2013 ; Farnfield, 2015 ; Bovenschen et al, 2016 ).…”

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The Attachment Doll Play Assessment: Predictive Validity with Concurrent Mother-Child Interaction and Maternal Caregiving Representations

George

Solomon

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Attachment is central to the development of children’s regulatory processes. It has been associated with developmental and psychiatric health across the life span, especially emotional and behavioral regulation of negative affect when stressed (Schore, 2001; Schore and Schore, 2008). Assessment of attachment patterns provides a critical frame for understanding emerging developmental competencies and formulating treatment and intervention. Play-based attachment assessments provide access to representational models of attachment, which are regarded in attachment theory as the central organizing mechanisms associated with stability or change (Bowlby, 1969/1982; Bretherton and Munholland, 2008). The Attachment Doll Play Assessment (ADPA, George and Solomon, 1990–2016; Solomon et al., 1995) is a prominent established representational attachment measure for children aged early latency through childhood. This study examines the predictive validity of the ADPA to caregiving accessibility and responsiveness assessed from mother-child interaction and maternal representation. Sixty nine mothers and their 5–7-year-old children participated in this study. Mother-child interaction was observed during a pre-separation dyadic interaction task. Caregiving representations were rated from the Caregiving Interview (George and Solomon, 1988/1993/2005/2007). Child security with mother was associated with positive dyadic interaction and flexibly integrated maternal caregiving representations. Child controlling/disorganized attachments were significantly associated with problematic dyadic interaction and dysregulated-helpless maternal caregiving representations. The clinical implications and the use of the ADPA in clinical and educational settings are discussed.

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The Attachment Doll Play Assessment: Predictive Validity with Concurrent Mother-Child Interaction and Maternal Caregiving Representations

George

Solomon

2016

Front. Psychol.

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“…Secure attachment and internal attachment representations of foster children might play a role in this limited susceptibility to parental influences (McWey, 2004;Milan & Pinderhughes, 2000). Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of insecure attachment with biological caregivers (Bovenschen et al, 2016;Cyr, Euser, Bakermans-Kranenburg, & Van IJzendoorn, 2010;McWey, 2004) and increase the chance of developing insecure attachment strategies. When transferred to new relationships with foster parents, such strategies can prove problematic and alienating (Oosterman, Schuengel, & Dozier, 2012;Stovall-McClough, & Dozier, 2004) and prevent foster children benefitting from the supportive, sensitive and responsive environment that foster families generally offer.…”

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Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

2018

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This article focuses on the variability in developmental outcomes of foster children and the implications for foster care research and practice. We first provide a brief overview of our previous work, where we have shown by means of meta-analysis and a longitudinal study that foster children greatly vary with respect to their developmental functioning. We then discuss that it is both the heterogeneity of developmental trajectories and the lack of an accurate model for predicting foster children's development that make the screening and monitoring of foster children's development important. We provide suggestions for screening and monitoring, and discuss the Brief Assessment Checklist as an example of a specific instrument available for screening and monitoring of vulnerable children exposed to severe social adversity. We conclude our article with directions to improve foster care and research on foster care, including a discussion of the effectiveness of and foster children's susceptibility to interventions, support for foster parents and the potential of large national and international studies.

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“…Atkinson ( 1989 ) proposed the attachment theory that mother represents security and the typical source of a child's initial attachment and identification. Researchers found that the attachment was related with children's behavior and mental health (Bovenschen et al, 2016 ; Pallini et al, 2017 ). Insecure attachment between mother and children may be a risk factor in children's development (Cicchetti and Greenberg, 1991 ).…”

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Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Parent Adult-Child Relationship Questionnaire

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The Parent Adult-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PACQ) included two identical versions of the 13-item scale, which were administered to each subject, one which referred to “relationship with mother” and the other to “relationship with father.” The PACQ, originally in English, is a self-report measure of the filial relationship. The present study aimed to develop a Chinese version of the PACQ and use it to explore Chinese parent adult-child relationships. A total of 454 Chinese adult-children completed the Chinese version of the PACQ. The structure of the questionnaire was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We found that the Cronbach's α was 0.66–0.88 for fathers and 0.76–0.91 for mothers, which demonstrates high internal consistency reliabilities of the Chinese version of the PACQ. The Chinese version of the PACQ for father had similar constructs similar to with those of the original English version. However, a new factor for mothers, “attachment,” was derived from the original English version. The results suggested that the Chinese version of PACQ is a valid and reliable measure of relationship quality between Chinese adult-children and their parents.

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Foster children's attachment behavior and representation: Influence of children's pre-placement experiences and foster caregiver's sensitivity

Cited by 48 publications

References 72 publications

The Attachment Doll Play Assessment: Predictive Validity with Concurrent Mother-Child Interaction and Maternal Caregiving Representations

The Attachment Doll Play Assessment: Predictive Validity with Concurrent Mother-Child Interaction and Maternal Caregiving Representations

Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Parent Adult-Child Relationship Questionnaire

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