Positive Aspects of Fathering and Mothering, and Children's Attachment in Kindergarten

Autor/inn/en	George, Melissa R. W.; Cummings, Edward Mark; Davies, Patrick T.
Titel	Positive Aspects of Fathering and Mothering, and Children's Attachment in Kindergarten
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 180 (2010) 1-2, S.107-119 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Child Rearing; Parent Child Relationship; Kindergarten; Fathers; Attachment Behavior; Young Children; Parent Influence; Student Adjustment; Emotional Response; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Frühe Kindheit; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Emotionales Verhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Past research suggests that maternal and paternal parenting processes differentially contribute to children's adjustment. However, the contribution of paternal warmth and responsiveness, to childhood attachment security is less understood, especially beyond the preschool years. The current study examined relations between parenting and attachment among 236 families with children in kindergarten. Parental warmth was virtually unrelated to attachment security and avoidance with mothers and fathers, while paternal and maternal responsiveness to children's emotional distress were uniquely predictive of father-child and mother-child attachments, respectively. Although less responsive parenting was related to insecure attachment for both mothers and fathers, the parenting mechanisms associated with insecure attachment differed. Low paternal responsiveness was linked with continuous and categorical assessments of insecure-avoidant attachment, while low maternal responsiveness was associated with insecure-ambivalent attachment. Further research is needed to delineate why these patterns differ for fathers and mothers in order to understand fathers' unique effects on childhood attachment. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10