The crucial role of the micro caregiving environment: Factors associated with attachment styles in alternative care in Chile
MG Quiroga, C Hamilton-Giachritsis - Child abuse & neglect, 2017 - Elsevier
The distribution of attachment styles has been shown to differ between groups of children
living with their parents and children placed in alternative care (AC), defined as residential
or foster. However, this is the first study in Latin America to explore possible factors affecting
the quality of attachment in children living in both residential and foster care. Two groups of
children (N= 57) were compared: one group living in Residential Homes (RC) and the other
in Foster Care (FC) in Chile. Children's, caregivers' and structural factors (eg, child …
living with their parents and children placed in alternative care (AC), defined as residential
or foster. However, this is the first study in Latin America to explore possible factors affecting
the quality of attachment in children living in both residential and foster care. Two groups of
children (N= 57) were compared: one group living in Residential Homes (RC) and the other
in Foster Care (FC) in Chile. Children's, caregivers' and structural factors (eg, child …
