Cited by 1,326Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 158 of the 158 references it cites were found in a registry or an index; 2 of the 13 sources its claims cite were checked for support.

The Significance of Insecure Attachment and Disorganization in the Development of Children’s Externalizing Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Study

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Fearon, R Pasco, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J, Van IJzendoorn, Marinus H, Lapsley, Anne-Marie, Roisman, Glenn I·2010·Child Development

Abstract

This meta-analysis examined whether insecure and disorganized attachments increase risk for externalizing problems in children.

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Crossref · 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01405.x

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    Where the gender composition of a sample was not precisely reported, a 50% split was assumed.

    “Where the gender composition of the sample was not precisely reported we assumed a 50% split.”
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    When socio-economic status was not noted, a default of high/middle class was recorded.

    “Furthermore, when socio-economic status was not noted, a default of high/middle class was recorded (this occurred in 5 cases).”
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    Fixed effects models assume that effect sizes observed in a study estimate the corresponding population effect with random error that stems only from subject-level sampling error.

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    The trim-and-fill method assumes that funnel plots are symmetric only if no data censoring is present.

    “The plots should only be shaped like a funnel if no data censoring is present.”
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    The SSP is the gold standard for measuring attachment security.

    “Because the SSP is considered to be the gold standard for measuring attachment security”
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    SSPs are usually conducted within a small age window of 12-18 months.

    “Because the SSPs are usually conducted within a small age window of 12-18 months”
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  5. Bretherton, 1995, 4th Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology on “Emotion, Cognition, and Representation”, 231
  6. Cassidy, 1994, The development of attachment regulation, 228
  7. Cassidy, 1989, Attachment organization in three and four year olds: Coding guidelines
  8. Freud, 1908, Ueber infantile Sexualtheorien
  9. Goldberg, 1997, Attachment and psychopathology, 171
  10. James, 1890, Principles of psychology
  11. Kobak, 2005, Developmental psychopathology, Vol. I: Theory and method, 333
  12. Main, 1990, Attachment in the preschool years: Theory, research, and intervention. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on mental health and development, 121
  13. Mullen, 1985, BASIC meta-analysis
  14. Perez Corres, 2006, Unpublished doctoral dissertation
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Metadata

Authors
Fearon, R. P., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Lapsley, A.-M., & Roisman, G. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Reading
  • University of Leiden
  • Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (GB)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Venue
Child Development
Published
2010-03-01
Volume
81
Issue
2
Pages
435-456
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2114691966
Cited by
1,326
References
151
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 102 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 86 · 2022: 89 · 2021: 128 · 2020: 117 · 2019: 111 · 2018: 92 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 100 · 2015: 84 · 2014: 67 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 44
FWCI
4.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
insecure attachment, disorganized attachment, externalizing problems, attachment security, attachment avoidance, Strange Situation Procedure, child mental health, sex differences, clinical samples
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aggression, Anxiety, Separation, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Internal-External Control, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Object Attachment, Personality Assessment, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Reactive Attachment Disorder

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