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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Attachment patterns significantly influence self-concept and relationship development.
  • Limited research exists on the impact of attachment on childhood symptoms.
  • This study examines intergenerational attachment influences on child mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate how grandparents' attachment influences parents' attachment.
  • Analyze the impact of attachment on parenting styles and resilience.
  • Determine the relationship between attachment, parenting, resilience, and child mental health symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 50 mother-child dyads in an inpatient psychiatric setting was studied.
  • Utilized questionnaires including FEB, RQ2, EFB-K, RS13, and CBCL.
  • Employed regression and correlation analyses to examine relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • Grandparents' attachment predicted parental attachment; grandfather's behavior impacted mother's care.
  • Parental secure attachment correlated with less overreacting parenting; insecure styles predicted more overreacting parenting.
  • Child mental (attentional, externalizing) symptoms negatively correlated with maternal care.

Conclusions:

  • Functional attachment across generations is linked to reduced child mental health symptoms.
  • Parenting style mediates attachment transmission; resilience mediates attachment and mental disorder onset.
  • Attachment parameters are crucial for mental development, with implications for psychotherapy.