Reactive attachment disorder symptoms and prosocial behavior in middle childhood: the role of Secure Base Script knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with attachment disorder show prosocial behavior problems. Children with a reactive attachment disorder show inhibited and emotionally withdrawn behavior. Consequently, these children typically display prosocial behavior problems. However, the underlying mechanism between reactive attachment disorder and prosocial behavior problems is still unclear and findings in literature are mixed.

Methods

The current study investigated the role of children's attachment representations in this association. Attachment representations reflect knowledge about a cognitive script regarding the attachment figure as a source for support (Secure Base Script). We tested whether secure base script knowledge 1) mediates or 2) moderates the link between reactive attachment disord

SUBMITTER: Cuyvers B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641862 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature