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- Title
Maternal Insightfulness and Resolution of the Diagnosis Are Associated With Secure Attachment in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Authors
Oppenheim, David; Koren‐Karie, Nina; Dolev, Smadar; Yirmiya, Nurit
- Abstract
In the current study (a) maternal insightfulness into the experience of the child and (b) resolution with respect to the child’s diagnosis and their associations with children’s security of attachment were examined in a sample of 45 preschoolers (mean age = 49 months) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It was hypothesized that mothers who were insightful and resolved would be more likely to have securely attached children than mothers who were neither insightful nor resolved. The findings supported this hypothesis. The implications of insightfulness and resolution for child attachment in the context of ASD are discussed.
- Subjects
AUTISM spectrum disorders; INSIGHT; MOTHER-child relationship; ATTACHMENT behavior in children; PARENTS of exceptional children; CHILD development
- Publication
Child Development, 2009, Vol 80, Issue 2, p519
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01276.x