Attachment and Cognitive Skills: An Investigation of Mediating Mechanisms

Autor/inn/en	O'Connor, Erin; McCartney, Kathleen
Titel	Attachment and Cognitive Skills: An Investigation of Mediating Mechanisms
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 28 (2007) 5-6, S.458-476 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-3973
DOI	10.1016/j.appdev.2007.06.007
Schlagwörter	Grade 1; Testing; Mothers; Attachment Behavior; Relationship; Thinking Skills; Context Effect; Child Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mother; Mutter; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Wechselbeziehung; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Associations between maternal attachment patterns and cognitive skills at first grade were examined, and mediators of identified associations tested using Phase I and II data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Care and Youth Development, a prospective study of 1364 children and families from birth through sixth grade. There were three main findings. First, ambivalent and insecure/other attachment patterns were negative predictors of cognitive skills. Second, the association between ambivalent attachment and cognitive skills was mediated by children's behaviors related to testing. Third, the association between insecure/other attachment and cognitive skills was mediated by children's exploration, maternal instruction, children's social relationships, and children's behaviors related to testing. Implications for attachment theory and education are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10