Maternal Personal Resources and Children鈥檚 Socioemotional and Behavioral Adjustment
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- 作者：Michal Al-Yagon
- 关键词：Attachment ; Parenting ; Sense of coherence ; Social adjustment ; Emotional adjustment
- 刊名：Child Psychiatry and Human Development
- 出版时间：September, 2008
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：21_0009398X
- 类别：mat
- 卷：39
- 期：3
- 页码：283-298
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
The study examined the role of three maternal personal resources [sense of coherence (SOC), attachment style, and social/emotional feelings of loneliness] in explaining children’s socioemotional adjustment (self-rated loneliness and SOC, and mother-rated child behavior) and children’s (self-rated) secure attachment. The sample included 58 mother–child dyads (27 boys and 31 girls) aged 8–11 years. Preliminary analyses indicated significant group differences between mothers with high or low scores on the two subscales of the attachment scale (i.e., avoidance and anxiety), on their SOC, and their social/emotional loneliness. Findings revealed that maternal SOC significantly contributed to all child socioemotional adjustment measures and attachment scores. In addition, the current findings demonstrated the role of maternal anxious attachment in explaining children’s externalizing behaviors. Discussion focused on the unique value of maternal characteristics for understanding social and emotional adjustment among school-age children.