TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal personal resources and children's socioemotional and behavioral adjustment
AU - Al-Yagon, Michal
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - The study examined the role of three maternal personal resources [sense of coherence (SOC), attachment style, and social/emotional feelings of loneliness] in explaining children's socioemotional adjustment (self-rated loneliness and SOC, and mother-rated child behavior) and children's (self-rated) secure attachment. The sample included 58 mother-child dyads (27 boys and 31 girls) aged 8-11 years. Preliminary analyses indicated significant group differences between mothers with high or low scores on the two subscales of the attachment scale (i.e., avoidance and anxiety), on their SOC, and their social/emotional loneliness. Findings revealed that maternal SOC significantly contributed to all child socioemotional adjustment measures and attachment scores. In addition, the current findings demonstrated the role of maternal anxious attachment in explaining children's externalizing behaviors. Discussion focused on the unique value of maternal characteristics for understanding social and emotional adjustment among school-age children.
AB - The study examined the role of three maternal personal resources [sense of coherence (SOC), attachment style, and social/emotional feelings of loneliness] in explaining children's socioemotional adjustment (self-rated loneliness and SOC, and mother-rated child behavior) and children's (self-rated) secure attachment. The sample included 58 mother-child dyads (27 boys and 31 girls) aged 8-11 years. Preliminary analyses indicated significant group differences between mothers with high or low scores on the two subscales of the attachment scale (i.e., avoidance and anxiety), on their SOC, and their social/emotional loneliness. Findings revealed that maternal SOC significantly contributed to all child socioemotional adjustment measures and attachment scores. In addition, the current findings demonstrated the role of maternal anxious attachment in explaining children's externalizing behaviors. Discussion focused on the unique value of maternal characteristics for understanding social and emotional adjustment among school-age children.
KW - Attachment
KW - Emotional adjustment
KW - Parenting
KW - Sense of coherence
KW - Social adjustment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45449102730&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10578-007-0088-z
DO - 10.1007/s10578-007-0088-z
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C2 - 18041580
AN - SCOPUS:45449102730
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 39
SP - 283
EP - 298
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
IS - 3
ER -