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Mann, Janet C.; Kretchmar, Molly D.; Worsham, Nancy L. – Zero to Three (J), 2011
This article focuses on the experience of "Desirae," a young mother who participated with her children in services at The Children's Ark, an attachment-based intervention for families in foster care. The story of Desirae and her children highlights both the sometimes paradoxical truths about families fractured by addiction, abuse, and neglect and…
Descriptors: Altruism, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Profiles
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Tarabulsy, George M.; Bernier, Annie; Provost, Marc A.; Maranda, Johanne; Larose, Simon; Moss, Ellen; Larose, Marie; Tessier, Rejean – Developmental Psychology, 2005
Ecological contributions to attachment transmission were studied in a sample of 64 adolescent mother-infant dyads. Maternal sensitivity was assessed when infants were 6 and 10 months old, and infant security was assessed at 15 and 18 months. Maternal attachment state of mind was measured with the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) after the 1st…
Descriptors: Infants, Depression (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Mothers
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Schwartz, Ann E.; McRoy, Ruth G.; Downs, A. Chris – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
Most of the research literature on attachment and adolescent transitions has addressed youth in family settings. This article explores these issues with a sample of 25 pregnant and parenting teens living in a transitional shelter. Using case records and interview data as well as results of standardized measures of depression, self-esteem, child…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Parent Child Relationship