Child mental representations of attachment when mothers are traumatized: The relationship of family-drawings to story-stem completion

Autor: Daniel S, Schechter, Annette, Zygmunt, Kimberly A, Trabka, Mark, Davies, Elizabeth, Colon, Ann, Kolodji, Jaime E, McCaw
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of early childhood and infant psychology. 3
ISSN: 1554-6144
Popis: This study examines the relationship between child play-narratives and family drawings by children of violence-exposed mothers with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Family Attachment Drawing Task (FAD-T) and MacArthur Story Stem Battery (MSSB) were administered. Of the 23 children (ages 4–7 years), 16 (70%) created drawings that were coded as being representative of insecure attachment. Attachment insecurity and disorganization of child-caregiver attachment on the FAD-T were significantly associated with trauma-related dimensions of the MSSB, but not to other factors. This study suggests that the FAD-T provides access to child mental representations, which may affect intergenerational transmission of violent trauma.
Databáze: OpenAIRE