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Citation |
Fearon RP, Bakermans‐Kranenburg MJ, van Ijzendoorn MH, Lapsley A, Roisman GI. Child Dev. 2010; 81(2): 435-456. |
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(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
This study addresses the extent to which insecure and disorganized attachments increase risk for externalizing problems using meta‐analysis. From 69 samples (N = 5,947), the association between insecurity and externalizing problems was significant, d = 0.31 (95% CI: 0.23, 0.40). Larger effects were found for boys (d = 0.35), clinical samples (d = 0.49), and from observation‐based outcome assessments (d = 0.58). Larger effects were found for attachment assessments other than the Strange Situation. Overall, disorganized children appeared at elevated risk (d = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.18, 0.50), with weaker effects for avoidance (d = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.21) and resistance (d = 0.11, 95% CI: −0.04, 0.26). The results are discussed in terms of the potential significance of attachment for mental health. |