Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal
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Bureau, Jean-Francois
Easterbrooks, M. Ann
Obsuth, Ingrid
Hennighausen, Kate
Vulliez-Coady, Lauriane
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Lyons-Ruth, Karlen, Jean-Francois Bureau, M. Ann Easterbrooks, Ingrid Obsuth, Kate Hennighausen, and Lauriane Vulliez-Coady. 2013. “Parsing the Construct of Maternal Insensitivity: Distinct Longitudinal Pathways Associated with Early Maternal Withdrawal.” Attachment & Human Development 15 (5-6) (November): 562–582. doi:10.1080/14616734.2013.841051.Abstract
The current paper expands on Ainsworth’s seminal construct of maternal sensitivity by exploring the developmental pathways associated with one particular form of insensitivity: maternal withdrawal. Drawing on longitudinal data from infancy to age 20 in a high-risk cohort, we highlight how maternal withdrawal over the first eight years of life is associated with child caregiving behavior and with maternal role confusion, as well as with features of borderline and antisocial personality disorders. We also present evidence for the specificity of this pathway in relation to other aspects of maternal insensitivity and other aspects of child adaptation. To illuminate these pathways we both review recent published work and report new findings on the middle childhood and adolescent components of these trajectories. Finally, we consider the implications for assessment of maternal behavior in high-risk samples and indicate directions for productive future work.Other Sources
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