I'm talking about children who were abused or neglected, adopted from foster care (after multiple placements) or who are dealing with some
sort of insecure attachment.
Only modest stability was found in attachment whether within or across classification systems, with the
percentage of insecure attachments consistently increasing over time.
I'm likely to react to my partner's current behavior differently than a person who is also securely attached with my partner and have a
history of insecure attachment.
Effects from FF were not moderated by income, but greater positive impact of the program was found for lower educated parents and for families with a father who reported higher levels
of insecure attachment in close relationships.
Studies in general have not been able to find direct associations of mother - infant attachment with child care arrangements and with mothers» social support systems [12], but in high social risk groups, lack of support correlated with higher rates
of insecure attachment relationships [24 — 26], while extensive support was found to promote security [27, 28].
Research has shown that evidence of maternal unresponsiveness at ages 3 and 9 months is a
predictor of insecure attachment by 12 months, aggressive behavior displayed by age 3 and acting out or externalization of internal difficulties by age 10.
Thorberg and Lyvers (2006) stated that their «clients who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism, heroin addiction, or cannabis abuse» are having higher levels
of insecure attachment which lead them to fear of intimacy.
The coolest thing about mentalizing is that it is teachable and can interrupt the transmission
of insecure attachment with very low level interventions compared to years of psychotherapy.
Citation: Sheinbaum T, Bifulco A, BallespĂ S, Mitjavila M, Kwapil TR, Barrantes - Vidal N (2015) Interview
Investigation of Insecure Attachment Styles as Mediators between Poor Childhood Care and Schizophrenia - Spectrum Phenomenology.
The results suggest that in the
context of insecure attachment relationships thought suppression and rumination defend against personal and interpersonal losses by deactivating (in the case of avoidance) or hyperactivating (in the case of anxiety) the attachment system.
Insecurity in the pockets between texting, calling, and being together could be an
indicator of insecure attachment — something that's best explored further with your therapist.
We conclude with clinical — translational and public policy applications of attachment research that could reduce the occurrence and
maintenance of insecure attachment during infancy and beyond.
The practitioners in the UK survey and case studies could identify the impact
of insecure attachments upon children's development; evidently attachment theory informs assessments.
154 high - risk community women studied in 1990 — 1995, were followed - up in 1995 — 1999 to test the
role of insecure attachment style in predicting new episodes of anxiety and / or major depressive disorder.
These gene - environment interaction effects, pointing to genetically - based differential susceptibilities to care - giving environments, have been more often found for disorganised attachment, which is an extreme form
of insecure attachment predictive of subsequent behavioural problems and psychopathology.
Recurring symptoms of maternal depression across the first three years predicted higher prevalence
of insecure attachment at age 36 months [39].
They have also shown that case managers of chronically mentally ill patients who themselves had more secure attachment styles were more likely to attend and respond to their clients» underlying needs, whereas those who had higher levels
of insecure attachment responded only to the most obvious presentation of clients» needs (34).
Using EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), I see the whole gamut of issues from pre-marital ambivalence to acute crises like affairs to cold silence and alienation as an
expression of insecure attachment.