TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment styles in maltreated children
T2 - A comparative study
AU - Finzi, Ricky
AU - Cohen, Orna
AU - Sapir, Yafa
AU - Weizman, Abraham
N1 - Funding Information:
Tel Aviv University and Geha Psychiatric Hospital Orna Cohen, PhD Tel Aviv University Yafa Sapir, PhD Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Israel Abraham Weizman, MD Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, and Tel Aviv University
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The study compares the emotional impact of maltreatment on the attachment styles in three groups of children aged 6-12 years: children of drug-user fathers (n = 76), physically abused children (n = 41), neglected children (n = 38); non-abused/non-neglected children (n = 35) - control group. The secure style characterized 52% of the children of drug-user fathers and the insecure style characterized the other 48% (anxious/ambivalent or avoidant); physically abused children were characterized mainly by the avoidant attachment style, and neglected children by the anxious/ambivalent style. The conclusion is that physically abused children are at risk of antisocial behavior and sustained suspicion towards others; neglected children are at risk of social withdrawal, social rejection and feelings of incompetence, and children of drug-user fathers may be at risk of behavioral problems and drug use in adolescence.
AB - The study compares the emotional impact of maltreatment on the attachment styles in three groups of children aged 6-12 years: children of drug-user fathers (n = 76), physically abused children (n = 41), neglected children (n = 38); non-abused/non-neglected children (n = 35) - control group. The secure style characterized 52% of the children of drug-user fathers and the insecure style characterized the other 48% (anxious/ambivalent or avoidant); physically abused children were characterized mainly by the avoidant attachment style, and neglected children by the anxious/ambivalent style. The conclusion is that physically abused children are at risk of antisocial behavior and sustained suspicion towards others; neglected children are at risk of social withdrawal, social rejection and feelings of incompetence, and children of drug-user fathers may be at risk of behavioral problems and drug use in adolescence.
KW - Attachment Styles
KW - Children of Drug User Father
KW - Neglected Children
KW - Physically Abused Children
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1001944509409
DO - 10.1023/A:1001944509409
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AN - SCOPUS:0033753846
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 31
SP - 113
EP - 128
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
IS - 2
ER -
