Maternal adult attachment styles and mother–child transmissions of social skills and self-esteem

Curran, Timothy; Meter, Diana Jill; Janovec, Anastacia; Brown, Evin; Caban, Sarah

doi:10.1080/13229400.2019.1637365

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“…this has been shown to be true for fathers (Bureau et al, 2020) as well as mothers (Curran et al, 2019). Pinto et al (2015) suggest that in young children, perhaps the attachment to the mother provides more of a "safe haven" dynamic, whereas attachment to the father is related more to exploration of the environment.…”

Section: Self-esteem and Parentingmentioning

confidence: 93%

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The effects of parenting styles and parental positivity on preschoolers’ self‐perception

2021

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Self‐esteem has implications for a wide variety of psychological problems. This study sought to determine whether parenting practices at ages 3 and 4 years contributed to 5‐year‐old children's self‐perception, a precursor to later self‐esteem. Data came from a longitudinal study in which preschool twin or triplet children were tested within a month of their birthdays; complete data were available for 263 children tested at ages 4 and 5 years and for 211 children tested at ages 3 and 5 years. As part of testing at ages 3 and 4, children and parents engaged in a puzzle task for 10 min; their behaviors were coded by trained raters. Parenting variables of verbal warmth, positive affect, permissive discipline, and sensitivity were coded. At age 5, children's self‐perception was assessed using the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children. Results showed that parental positive affect and sensitivity at age 4 predicted increased maternal acceptance at age 5, and permissive discipline predicted decreased peer acceptance scores for girls, but not boys. Additionally, parental verbal warmth at age 3 predicted higher peer acceptance scores at age 5. Finally, boys who experienced increases in parent positive affect from ages 3 to 4 showed higher peer acceptance scores at age 5. This study provides evidence that parenting is an important factor in the development of preschool children's self‐perception.

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Section: Self-esteem and Parentingmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Secure parental attachment has been shown to predict self‐esteem significantly in preschoolers (Pinto et al., 2015); this has been shown to be true for fathers (Bureau et al., 2020) as well as mothers (Curran et al., 2019). Pinto et al.…”

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The effects of parenting styles and parental positivity on preschoolers’ self‐perception

2021

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“…On the other hand, insecure attachment parents chose authoritarian and affectionless parenting styles to raise their children, while secure attachment parents tended to authoritarian parenting styles (Doinita & Maria, 2015 ). According to these results, the transmission of attachment styles between generations can be observed (Curran et al, 2019 ). In the field of intergenerational attachment theories, which refer to the transmission of attachment styles from one generation to the next, Bowlby ( 1988 ) emphasizes the role of social effects as much as genetic influences and even more.…”

Section: Parenting Style and Attachmentmentioning

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“…In the field of intergenerational attachment theories, which refer to the transmission of attachment styles from one generation to the next, Bowlby ( 1988 ) emphasizes the role of social effects as much as genetic influences and even more. The mechanisms by which this intergenerational transmission takes place in a social context are not completely clear (Curran et al, 2019 ; Roelofs et al, 2008 ). Sensitive responsiveness of the caregiver to the child is hypothesized to be one of these mechanisms (Masud et al, 2019 ).…”

Section: Parenting Style and Attachmentmentioning

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Relation of parenting child abuse based on attachment styles, parenting styles, and parental addictions

2022

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The purpose of this study was to complete the cycle of recognizing these relationships. In this regard, the effect of parenting styles, attachment styles, and the mediating variable of addiction was investigated on child abuse (CA). Multi-stage random sampling and sample size were selected based on the sample size estimation software (510 people) and according to the 20% probability of a drop in the number of subjects, 530 people (265 boys and 265 girls) and 1060 parents were selected. The available method was selected from a sample of 530 people who were selected based on the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and answered Baumrind’s Parenting Styles Questionnaire (PSQ), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Adult Attachment Scale (AAS). Data were assessed by analysis of variance, mediator analysis, and path analysis. The results showed that differences in parenting styles cause differences in their attachment styles. The results supported only the relationship between the two components of parental affection and control with the attachment avoidance index, and no relationship was observed between these components and the anxiety index. Perceived emotional abuse, mediates the relationship between parental parenting components and the child attachment avoidance index. Finally, it was achieved to a model that shows how the two factors of affection and control simultaneously affect the avoidance index, mediated by parental addiction.

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“…Conversely, if parents have not been sensitive and accessible, the child interprets the self as unworthy and unacceptable ( Bretherton et al, 1990 ). The links between attachment and self-esteem in adolescents and adult populations has been verified ( Laible et al, 2004 ; Curran et al, 2021 ). For example, Laible et al (2004) reported that a direct path exists between secure attachment and high self-esteem among college students in the United States.…”

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Maternal Responsive Parenting Trajectories From Birth to Age 3 and Children’s Self-Esteem at First Grade

Kim

2022

Front. Psychol.

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This paper examines the quality and stability of the responsive parenting practices of mothers with infants and the longitudinal links between these practices and children’s self-esteem. Using data presented by the Panel Study on Korean Children, this study identified Korean mothers’ responsive parenting trajectories from birth to age three and examined their associations with children’s self-esteem at first grade. Korean mothers developed one of three responsive parenting patterns from birth to age three: low (19.0%), moderate (66.0%), or high (15.0%). Children’s self-esteem differed according to their mother’s responsive parenting trajectory. First-graders with mothers displaying the low responsive parenting trajectory were more likely to have lower self-esteem than children of mothers with the moderate responsive parenting trajectory and children of mothers with the high responsive parenting trajectory. The longitudinal link between mother-reported responsive parenting patterns during infancy and child-reported self-esteem at first grade was verified. This finding highlights the significance of early responsive parenting from mothers as a predictor of the self-esteem of children in later developmental stages.

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Maternal adult attachment styles and mother–child transmissions of social skills and self-esteem

Cited by 8 publications

References 46 publications

The effects of parenting styles and parental positivity on preschoolers’ self‐perception

The effects of parenting styles and parental positivity on preschoolers’ self‐perception

Relation of parenting child abuse based on attachment styles, parenting styles, and parental addictions

Maternal Responsive Parenting Trajectories From Birth to Age 3 and Children’s Self-Esteem at First Grade

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