Can the family drawing be a useful tool for assessing attachment representations in children? A systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Giulio Cesare Zavattini, Alessandra Sansò, Stefania Muzi, Francesco Madera, Cecilia Serena Pace |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Quality assessment media_common.quotation_subject Family drawing attachment pre-school and school-age children systematic review and meta-analysis Object Attachment Developmental psychology Cultural background Psychiatry and Mental health Coding system Affect Meta-analysis Child Preschool Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Quality (business) Female Psychology Child media_common |
| Zdroj: | Attachmenthuman development. 24(4) |
| ISSN: | 1469-2988 |
| Popis: | A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the quality and validity of Family Drawings (FD) with an Attachment-Based Coding System in assessing attachment representations among pre-school and school-age children. A literature search in notable databases identified 645 records, of which 20 were eligible after screening and quality assessment. Results showed: 1) ABCD attachment distribution in community children was: 48% secure, 20% avoidant, 21% ambivalent, 11% disorganized. Security prevailed both in classifications and Fury et al.' scales. 2) No significant differences according to the cultural background; 3) At-risk/clinical children showed higher insecurity than community ones using scales; 4) Girls were more secure than boys. In conclusion, FD may be a culture-fair method to assess attachment representations in children. Global scales seem more reliable than ABCD classifications for discriminating at-risk and clinical children, but further studies on these groups are needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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