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Disorganized/disoriented attachment relationships in maltreated infants

Carlson, Vicki, Cicchetti, Dante, Barnett, Douglas, Braunwald, Karen·1989·Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Etude analysant les relations d'attachement d'un echantillon de 22 enfants maltraites âges de 12 mois compares a 21 enfants temoins, a partir d'un nouveau systeme de classification

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  • The high rate of infant attachment disorganization in this sample indicates a high level of disturbance compared with middle-income, low-income, and maltreated samples.

    “The high rate of infant attachment disorganization in this sample (67%) points to a high level of disturbance, compared to a rate of 15% among infants in middle-income samples (2), 25 % of infants in low-income families (2), and up to 85–90% of maltreated infants (97–100).”
  • Children who have been maltreated by their parents have especially high rates of disorganized attachment.

    “Most notably, children who have been maltreated by their parents show particularly high rates of disorganized attachment (Barnett, Ganiban, & Cicchetti, 1999; Carlson, Cicchetti, Barnett, & Braunwald, 1989; Cicchetti & Barnett, 1991; Cyr, Euser, Bakermans-Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2010; Lyons-Ruth et al., 1987; van IJzendoorn et al., 1999).”

    From Enhancing Attachment Organization Among Maltreated Children: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial (2012) · cites this paper as Carlson, Cicchetti, Barnett, & Braunwald, 1989

  • Very high rates of infant attachment disorganization have been reported in maltreated infants (77-90%).

    “very high rates have been reported in maltreated infants (77-90%)”
  • Disorganized attachments have been linked to maternal behaviors such as disruptive affective communication, overt familial risks such as maltreatment, or other broad environmental factors such as the death of a caregiver.

    “Rather, disorganized attachments have been linked to maternal behaviors such as disruptive affective communication (Lyons-Ruth, Bronfman, & Parsons, 1999), overt familial risks such as maltreatment (Carlson, Cicchetti, Barnett, & Braunwald, 1989), or other broad environmental factors such as the death of a caregiver (van IJzendoorn,1995).”

    From Infant and parent factors associated with early maternal sensitivity: A caregiver-attachment systems approach (2007) · cites this paper as Carlson, Cicchetti, Barnett, & Braunwald, 1989

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Authors
Carlson, V., Cicchetti, D., Barnett, D., & Braunwald, K.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University of Rochester (US)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
1989-07
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
525-531
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W1966136342
Cited by
677
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
disorganized attachment, infant maltreatment, attachment relationships

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