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Attachment in boys with early onset conduct problems.

M L Speltz1, M DeKlyen, M T Greenberg

  • 1University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA. mspeltz@u.washington.edu

Development and Psychopathology
|March 2, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Preschool boys with conduct problems show insecure attachment more often. However, attachment style did not predict symptom severity or diagnosis over two years.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Attachment theory is crucial for understanding child development.
  • Few studies link attachment to psychopathology and symptom continuity in diagnosed children.
  • Early onset conduct problems require further investigation regarding attachment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if attachment behaviors differentiate clinic-referred boys with conduct problems from non-problem boys.
  • To assess if attachment explains symptom severity within the clinic group.
  • To determine if attachment predicts clinical outcomes 1-2 years later.

Main Methods:

  • Compared 80 clinic-referred preschool boys (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) with 80 matched non-problem boys.
  • Observed attachment behaviors during mother-child separation and reunion.
  • Tracked symptom severity and diagnostic status for 1-2 years.

Main Results:

  • 54% of clinic boys displayed insecure attachment versus 18% of controls.
  • Insecure attachment patterns and provocative behaviors were more common in clinic boys.
  • Attachment variables did not significantly explain concurrent or future problem severity.

Conclusions:

  • Observable preschool attachment behaviors are linked to identifying early conduct problems.
  • Attachment alone has limited predictive value for the long-term course and severity of these problems.
  • Further research is needed to understand the complex interplay between attachment and persistent psychopathology.

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