A longitudinal study of the relation between representations of attachment in childhood and cognitive functioning in childhood and adolescence
| Autor: | Volker Hofmann, Teresa Jacobsen, Wolfgang Edelstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Longitudinal study
media_common.quotation_subject Self-esteem Cognition Developmental psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology Mental representation Cognitive development Attachment theory Cognitive skill Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Piaget's theory of cognitive development Demography media_common |
| Zdroj: | Developmental Psychology. 30:112-124 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0599 0012-1649 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0012-1649.30.1.112 |
| Popis: | Eighty-five Icelandic children (41 girls and 44 boys) participated in a study on the relations among attachment representations, self-confidence, and cognitive functioning in childhood and adolescence. Attachment representations and self-confidence were assessed at age 7 on the basis of children's responses to a separation story and observations made by independent observers. Cognitive functioning was measured at ages 7, 9, 12, 15, and 17 years based on a battery of Piagetian tasks assessing concrete and formal reasoning. Children with a secure attachment representation were favored in their cognitive performance in childhood and adolescence. Children with an insecure-disorganized attachment representation were particularly disadvantaged on deductive reasoning tasks. Self-confidence played a significant but varying role in mediating the effects of attachment representations on cognitive functioning |
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