%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Attachment Style and Severity of Emotional/Behavioral Problems in Toddlerhood Research Article
%A Koray Karabekiro£¿lu
%A Ay£¿e Rodopman-Arman
%J N£¿ropsikiyatri Ar£¿ivi
%D 2011
%I Galenos Yayicilik
%X Objective: We aimed to investigate the association between maternal and paternal attachment style and severity of emotional and behavioral problem severity in toddlers and to explore the effect of toddlers¡¯ gender, presence of autism, and parental depression on this relation.Methods: All patients (n=103) (male=75; female=28) younger than 43 months old (range: 14-43, mean: 30.93¡À8.26 months) were included from a clinical sample. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR, Beck Depression Inventory, and Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) were used for assessing mothers and fathers; the Child Behavior Checklist/ 2-3 (CBCL) and Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) were applied to evaluate associated psychopathology in toddlers.Results: Both maternal and paternal AAS-avoidance scores were found to be significantly correlated with ABC-hyperactivity and ABC-irritability scores of the toddler (p<.001). A multiple regression model significantly predicted ABC-hyperactivity scores, F(4.47)=5.74, p<.001, with two variables (higher paternal BDI score, and maternal insecure attachment style) significantly contributing to the prediction.Conclusion: The overall results of this study indicate that maternal (but not paternal) insecure attachment style is significantly associated with the severity of toddlers¡¯ emotional and behavioral problems, such as hyperactivity, and irritability. Especially when combined with paternal depression, this association becomes stronger. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2011; 48: 147-54)
%K Attachment
%K father-infant interaction
%K mother-infant interaction
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