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Parental support and insecure attachment development: the cortisol stress response as a moderator

Parental support and insecure attachment development: the cortisol stress response as a moderator The current study investigated whether variations at the level of the cortisol stress response moderate the association between parental support and attachment development. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a one-year longitudinal study with two waves in which 101 children (56% girls, M age = 11.15, SD age = 0.70) participated. Attachment anxiety and avoidance were measured at baseline (Wave 1) and one year later (Wave 2). Parental support and children’s cortisol stress response during the Trier Social Stress Test were measured at Wave 2. Children’s cortisol stress response was found to moderate the association between parental support and relative change in anxious attachment. A strong cortisol stress response weakened the associated between parental support and relative change in anxious attachment. No moderation effects were found for relative change in avoidant attachment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Attachment & Human Development Taylor & Francis

Parental support and insecure attachment development: the cortisol stress response as a moderator

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Parental support and insecure attachment development: the cortisol stress response as a moderator

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The current study investigated whether variations at the level of the cortisol stress response moderate the association between parental support and attachment development. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a one-year longitudinal study with two waves in which 101 children (56% girls, M age = 11.15, SD age = 0.70) participated. Attachment anxiety and avoidance were measured at baseline (Wave 1) and one year later (Wave 2). Parental support and children’s...
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Taylor & Francis
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1469-2988
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1461-6734
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10.1080/14616734.2021.1907968
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Abstract

The current study investigated whether variations at the level of the cortisol stress response moderate the association between parental support and attachment development. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a one-year longitudinal study with two waves in which 101 children (56% girls, M age = 11.15, SD age = 0.70) participated. Attachment anxiety and avoidance were measured at baseline (Wave 1) and one year later (Wave 2). Parental support and children’s cortisol stress response during the Trier Social Stress Test were measured at Wave 2. Children’s cortisol stress response was found to moderate the association between parental support and relative change in anxious attachment. A strong cortisol stress response weakened the associated between parental support and relative change in anxious attachment. No moderation effects were found for relative change in avoidant attachment.

Journal

Attachment & Human Development – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2023

Keywords: Attachment; longitudinal; early adolescence; cortisol stress response; parental support

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