Abstract
This study explored the relation between mothers' and their children's secure base scripts in two samples of school-aged children: a community sample (N = 29; mean age 8.9) and a sample of children diagnosed with ADHD (N = 50; mean age 8.9). Using the Attachment Script Representation Task, mothers and children were asked to construct narratives using word prompt outlines. In addition, mothers and children completed questionnaires focusing on symptoms. The results revealed that while the link between mothers' and children's scriptedness was significant in the community, no significant association was found in the ADHD sample. In the ADHD group, maternal reports of children's symptoms were negatively linked to children's secure-base scriptedness. Implications of these findings for theory and intervention are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 597-610 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Attachment and Human Development |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ADHD
- attachment
- middle childhood
- mother-child relations
- secure base script
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