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Behavior problems in 18- to 36-month-old children of alcoholic fathers: Secure mother–infant attachment as a protective factor

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EDWARDS, ELLEN P., EIDEN, RINA DAS, LEONARD, KENNETH E.·2006·Development and Psychopathology
DOI 10.1017/s0954579406060214PMC PMC2664663
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This study examined the relationship between paternal alcoholism and toddler behavior problems from 18 to 36 months of age, as well as the potential moderating effects of 12-month infant–mother attachment security on this relationship. Children with alcoholic fathers had higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavior than children of nonalcoholic fathers. Simple effects testing of an interaction effect of child age, group, and attachment security with mothers on externalizing behavior suggested that at 24 and 36 months of age mother–infant attachment security moderated the relationship between alcohol group status and externalizing behavior. Namely, within the alcohol group, those children with secure relationships with their mothers had significantly lower externalizing than insecure children of alcoholics. A similar pattern was noted for internalizing behavior at 36 months of age. Implications for intervention are discussed. The authors thank the parents and infants who participated in this study and the research staff who were responsible for conducting numerous assessments with these families. This study was made possible by grants from NIAAA (1RO1 AA-10042-01A1) and NIDA (1K21DA00231-01A1).

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Authors
EDWARDS, E. P., EIDEN, R. D., & LEONARD, K. E.
Affiliations
University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2006-05-04
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
395-407
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
DOI
10.1017/s0954579406060214
PMC
PMC2664663
OpenAlex
W1983765916
Cited by
86
References
60
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FWCI
2.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA010042, 1R01 AA 10042-01A1)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K21DA000231, Z01DA000231, 1 K21DA00231-01A1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
paternal alcoholism, toddler behavior problems, maternal attachment, attachment security, externalizing problems, internalizing problems, moderating effect, child age, children of alcoholics, protective factors
MeSH terms
Alcoholism, Analysis of Variance, Mental Disorders, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Father-Child Relations, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Reference Values, Infant Behavior

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