A Meta-Analysis of Child-Parent Attachment in Early Childhood and Prosociality

Autor/inn/en	Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Hammond, Stuart I.; Madigan, Sheri
Titel	A Meta-Analysis of Child-Parent Attachment in Early Childhood and Prosociality
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 59 (2023) 2, S.236-255 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Deneault, Audrey-Ann)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001484
Schlagwörter	Literature Reviews; Parent Child Relationship; Attachment Behavior; Prosocial Behavior; Foreign Countries; Mothers; Parent Role; Fathers; Young Children; North America; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Frühe Kindheit; Nordamerika; Europa
Abstract	Although numerous individual studies have attempted to link child-parent attachment and prosociality, a systematic picture of that relationship requires a meta-analytic approach that considers different dimensions of prosociality and potential moderators. The current meta-analysis examined 41 studies drawn primarily from North America and Europe and published between 1978 to 2020. Child age ranged from 12 to 53 months at the assessment of child-parent attachment and 12 to 108 months at the assessment of prosociality. Across 35 studies (100 effect sizes, N = 4,611), child-mother attachment security and child prosociality were significantly associated (r = 0.19, 95% CI [0.14, 0.23]). No moderators were identified. Exploratory estimates were also derived for subtypes of child-mother attachment insecurity. Across six studies (eight effect sizes, N = 402), child-father attachment security was significantly associated with prosociality (r = 0.11, 95% CI [0.02, 0.23]). The magnitude of effect sizes did not differ based on parent gender. The discussion considers areas of growth for attachment and prosociality research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01