Using Attachment Theory to Inform Practice in an Integrated Centre for Children and Families

Autor/inn/en	Charlwood, Natasha; Steele, Howard
Titel	Using Attachment Theory to Inform Practice in an Integrated Centre for Children and Families
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12 (2004) 2, S.59-74 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Early Childhood Education; Economically Disadvantaged; Young Children; Attachment Behavior; Theories; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Correlation; Social Development; Emotional Development; Well Being; Rating Scales; Hypothesis Testing; Experience; Mental Health; Self Esteem; Interpersonal Competence; Compliance (Psychology); Parent Child Relationship; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Frühe Kindheit; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Theory; Theorie; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Korrelation; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Rating-Skala; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Erfahrung; Psychohygiene; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	This paper provides a brief overview of the origins of attachment theory and its current relevance to early childhood research and education. The empirical component of the work reported here concerns the use of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) with mothers in a multi-disciplinary, multi-functional early childhood setting, the Pen Green Centre for Under-Fives and Their Families, in Corby, Northamptonshire. The hypothesis was that mothers' responses to the AAI would correlate with independent ratings of their children's social and emotional well-being as measured by a previously validated set of preschool rating scales. Emotional insecurity and past experiences of loss and trauma figured prominently in the interviews obtained from 15 mothers from this socio-economically disadvantaged population. Results confirmed the hypothesis that ratings of mothers' probable past experiences and current states of mind regarding attachment were powerfully correlated with their children's well-being. Discussion concerns the place of the AAI in working with parents and facilitating children's emotional well being in early years settings. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10