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Jia Ying Sarah Lee; Koa Whittingham; Rebecca Olson; Amy E. Mitchell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Parenting has implications for psychosocial adjustment well into adulthood. While much is known about the parenting behaviors that influence adjustment in autistic children, little is known about how the effects of parenting persist in autistic adults. Further, autistic adults' perspectives on how they were parented have not been…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children
Brenda Jones Harden; Tiffany L. Martoccio; Lisa J. Berlin – Prevention Science, 2025
Although there is robust evidence of the benefits of attachment-based parenting interventions, limited research has examined their impact on dyadic mutuality and toddler behavior problems. Given the central question in prevention research of what works for whom, and the documented relation of maternal psychological risk to parenting and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Psychological Patterns, Risk, Attachment Behavior
Jessilyn M. Froelich; Emily D. Gerstein – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2025
Background: Parenting is a primary mechanism through which children develop. Much is known about how parenting influences development over time; it is also critical to know what shapes specific aspects of parenting, particularly for families with higher socioeconomic risk. Objective: The current study examined how parenting stress, child behavior…
Descriptors: Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Jesús M. Jornet-Meliá; Carlos Sancho-Álvarez; Purificación Sánchez-Delgado; M. Ángeles Cerezo – Evaluation Review, 2025
The foremost index of caregiving quality is child attachment, as supported by attachment theory. Research supports the relevance of early parenting interventions in improving child outcomes in attachment quality to promote public health because of their long-term effects on mental health and functioning. This study aimed at evaluating the impact…
Descriptors: Infants, Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Community Programs
Birdsey, Nicola; McElwee, Jennifer; Best, Lara; Muddle, Sarah; Vincent, Regine – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The Circle of Security Parenting programme is a manualised parenting intervention that aims to enhance secure attachment and improve relationships between children and their caregivers. It is gaining global popularity and acquiring emerging support. Researchers are increasingly interested in its effectiveness in enhancing parent-child…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Education, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Davies, Joanna; Glinn, Laura; Osborne, Lisa A.; Reed, Phil – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The current study explored similarities and differences in parenting stress (PSI) and behaviours in parent reports of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attachment disorder (AD). 155 parents whose children had developmental delays and disorders completed the social communication questionnaire, Randolph attachment questionnaire, strengths and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attachment Behavior
Rowan Hevesi; Kate Theodore – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Mothers with learning disabilities are at higher risk of child removal and mental health difficulties and may face more barriers to developing attachment relationships with their children. Mothers with learning disabilities' voices are still underrepresented in research, with less known about those who are actively parenting their…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Child Rearing, Parent Attitudes
Forslund, Tommie; Hammarlund, Mårten; Granqvist, Pehr – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Attachment theory, research, and assessments have become increasingly applied to settle child custody cases. We discuss such applications in relation to admissibility criteria for scientific evidence and testimony proposed by Faigman et al. (2014). We argue that attachment theory and research can provide valid "framework evidence";…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Custody, Decision Making, Evidence
Tony Cassidy; Marian McLaughlin – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Background: It is widely accepted that family caregivers are central to the future of cancer care and the impetus is to understand how best to support and empower them. Aims: This study explored the role of the relationship between the caregiver and the child, the level of perceived support, and the self-compassion of the caregiver, on distress…
Descriptors: Cancer, Attachment Behavior, Altruism, Self Concept
Kohlhoff, Jane; Cibralic, Sara – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: Systematic reviews have shown attachment-based parenting programs to lead to improvements in parenting sensitivity and infant attachment, but none have focused specifically on the impact of attachment-based parenting programs on externalizing symptoms in young children. Objective: The objective of this study was to review published…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Intervention, Child Rearing, Toddlers
Koehn, Amanda J.; Kerns, Kathryn A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
The goal of this study was to expand current attachment models by validating a three-component model of the supervision partnership conceptualization of attachment (accessibility and availability of attachment figures, willingness to communicate, and mutual recognition of other's rights in decision-making). The model was tested by examining…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Models, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents
Parenting Issues and Attachment Orientations: A Comparison between Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ata, Seda – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
A growing body of literature links particular parenting practices with attachment orientations in the Western societies. However, the effects of cultural differences on such linkages have not been adequately addressed in the literature on attachment. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between child-rearing behaviors and adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Elona Krasniqi; Dan Liu; Marek Blatny; Alexander T. Vazsonyi – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
The present study tested the developmental links between maternal closeness and support and measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, and whether these links were conditioned by pubertal status. It was hypothesized that pubertal status (early) would potentiate the negative links (stronger relationships) between maternal positive parenting and…
Descriptors: Puberty, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior
Ying-Fen Chang – Educational Psychology, 2023
The benefits of mindfulness have been noticed in academics, but whether and how perceived mindful parenting prevents maladaptive academic behaviours (e.g. rigid persistence, self-handicapping, and compulsive learning behaviour) have rarely been discussed. Therefore, a model of perceived mindful parenting, insecure attachment, children mindfulness,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Arslan, Adem; Özyürek, Arzu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the positive childhood experiences of young people and family values. In the quantitative research design, descriptive and relational screening method was used in the study, and the study group consisted of 753 university students aged 18-25. Data were collected using the Positive Childhood…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Family Influence, College Students, Family Characteristics