Although the quality of the attachment relationship is often cited as an important determinant
of development, the extent of impact of this environmental influence in shaping behavioral …

Abstract Theory and research have described developmental processes leading to
damaged parent–child relationships, such as those that occur during a divorce. However …

Maternal sensitivity predicts mother–child attachment in young children, but no meta-
analysis has investigated the link between parenting and parent–child attachment in older …

The current study expands upon the extant literature by examining the influence of
contextual risk factors (eg, parental psychological distress, household income, educational …

This meta-analysis evaluated the psychometric properties of the Security Scale (SS; k= 57
studies), a measure specifically designed to assess attachment in middle childhood, using …

This study examined the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology symptoms with
7–12 year-old children (N= 97; 44 boys, 53 girls, M age= 9.14, SD= 1.38) and their mothers …

Several contributions argue that insecure attachment accounts for the development of self-
criticism. However, advances in the field are replete with theoretical issues that limit the …

This study investigated the prospective pathways of children's exposure to interparental
violence (EIPV) in early and middle childhood and externalizing behavior in middle …

Interparental conflict (IPC) is a well‐established risk factor across child and adolescent
development. This study disentangled situational (within‐family) and global (between …

This study addresses the links between distinct levels of marital conflict and mothers' and
fathers' parenting stress and their associations with children's adjustment. Using a sample of …