Citation

Rubin KH, Mills RS. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1991; 23(3): 300-317.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1037/h0079019

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Discusses the development of socioemotional adjustment, presenting a model that suggests how internalizing difficulties develop in childhood.

FINDINGS are described that provide initial support for the model. The model postulates that socioemotional adjustment is a product of transactions between temperamental dispositions in the child, socialization experiences with parents, and certain setting conditions (e.g., psychosocial resources) that affect the family. Internalizing difficulties are most likely to develop when temperamental "wariness" and unfavorable setting conditions conspire, producing a sense of felt insecurity in the child. The internal working models associated with felt insecurity lead to social withdrawal, social skill deficits, and internalizing difficulties. (French abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Self-harm; suicide risk

Keywords

Emotional Adjustment; Mental Disorders; Models; Social Adjustment