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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Attachment Theory

Background:

  • Secure infant attachment to both mothers and fathers is linked to fewer childhood behavioral issues.
  • The attachment network considers four configurations based on infant-parental security (both secure, both insecure, or one secure/one insecure).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the four attachment network classifications using father and mother data.
  • To investigate if attachment network configurations influence longitudinal toddler behavior problem trajectories (18-36 months).
  • To determine if the attachment network predicts toddler behavior problems, considering family risk factors like interparental conflict and older sibling behavior.

Main Methods:

  • 184 12-month-olds and their parents participated in the Strange Situation Procedure.
  • Attachment configurations were classified: secure/insecure with mother and father.
  • Longitudinal linear mixed models analyzed behavior problems (18-36 months) and risk factors (12 months) in 150 families.

Main Results:

  • The study confirmed the four attachment network classifications.
  • No significant effect of infant-parent attachment network security was found in predicting toddler behavior problems.
  • Older siblings' behavior problems at 12 months significantly predicted toddler behavior problems from 18 to 36 months.

Conclusions:

  • The infant-parent attachment network, as defined, did not predict subsequent toddler behavior problems.
  • Family risk factors, specifically older siblings' behavior problems, emerged as a significant predictor of toddler behavioral outcomes.