A review of attachment theory in the context of adolescent parenting
| Autor: | Serena Cherry Flaherty, Lois S. Sadler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
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Adolescent Parenting Adverse outcomes Perspective (graphical) Population Context (language use) Cognition Mother-Child Relations Article Developmental psychology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Attachment theory Normative Humans Adolescent development education Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse AssociatesPractitioners. 25(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-656X |
| Popis: | The purpose of this article is to review attachment theory and relate the attachment perspective to adolescent mothers and their children. Attachment theory explains positive maternal-infant attachment as a dyadic relationship between the infant and mother that provides the infant with a secure base from which to explore the world. With respect to cognitive, social, and behavioral domains, securely attached infants tend to have more favorable long-term outcomes, while insecurely attached infants are more likely to have adverse outcomes. Adolescent parenthood can disrupt normal adolescent development, and this disruption influences development of the emotional and cognitive capacities necessary for maternal behaviors that foster secure attachment. However, it appears that if specialized supports are in place to facilitate the process of developing attachment, infants of adolescent mothers can obtain higher rates of secure attachment than normative samples in this population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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