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Attachment security mediates the longitudinal association between child–parent psychotherapy and peer relations for toddlers of depressed mothers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

Danielle J. Guild ,
Sheree L. Toth ,
Elizabeth D. Handley ,
Fred A. Rogosch  and
Dante Cicchetti
Danielle J. Guild*
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Mt. Hope Family Center
Sheree L. Toth*
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Mt. Hope Family Center
Elizabeth D. Handley
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Mt. Hope Family Center
Fred A. Rogosch
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Mt. Hope Family Center
Dante Cicchetti
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Mt. Hope Family Center University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Danielle J. Guild or Sheree L. Toth, Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, 187 Edinburgh Street, Rochester, NY 14608; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Danielle J. Guild or Sheree L. Toth, Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, 187 Edinburgh Street, Rochester, NY 14608; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].
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Abstract

Numerous investigations have demonstrated that child–parent psychotherapy (CPP) promotes secure attachment between mothers and offspring. However, the role of postintervention attachment security as it relates to long-term child outcomes has never been evaluated. The present study therefore examined postintervention attachment status as a mediator of the association between CPP for depressed mothers and their offspring and subsequent peer relations among offspring. Depressed mothers and their toddlers were randomized to receive CPP (n = 45) or to a control group (n = 55). A prior investigation with this sample indicated that offspring who received CPP attained significantly higher rates of secure attachment postintervention, whereas insecure attachment continued to predominate for offspring in the control group. The present study examined follow-up data of teachers’ reports on participants’ competence with classroom peers when they were approximately 9 years old. Findings indicated that children who received CPP were more likely to evidence secure attachments at postintervention, which in turn was associated with more positive peer relationships at age 9.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 29 , Special Issue 2: Attachment in the Context of Atypical Caregiving: Harnessing Insights From a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective , May 2017 , pp. 587 - 600
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This research was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH45027).

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