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A literatura tem referido que as crianças de famílias nucleares apresentam uma vinculação mais segura
comparativamente às de famílias monoparentais ou reconstituídas.
Foram objetivos deste estudo investigar a qualidade da vinculação em crianças em idade escolar
pertencentes a famílias nucleares, monoparentais e reconstituídas e observar a convergência entre
perceção materna dos comportamentos de vinculação e representação da qualidade de vinculação das
crianças.
É um estudo transversal, com 168 crianças dos 8 aos 11 anos (M=9.17) e respetivas mães. O protocolo
de investigação incluiu o Separation Anxiety Test (SAT) e a Escala de Perceção Materna do
Comportamento de Vinculação da Criança (PCV-M).
Os resultados mostram não haver convergência significativa entre a perceção materna dos
comportamentos de vinculação e a representação da vinculação pela criança. Somente nas famílias
monoparentais houve diferenças no comportamento base segura do PCV-M em função da
representação da vinculação da criança (segura/insegura). Não se observou uma associação entre o
tipo de família e a representação da vinculação da criança, nem diferenças na perceção materna dos
comportamentos de vinculação entre os diferentes tipos de família.
Em conclusão, a qualidade da vinculação das crianças não varia em função do tipo de família, mesmo
se há uma baixa convergência entre as perspetivas de mães e filhos em relação à qualidade do
comportamento de vinculação destes últimos.
ABSTRACT: The goals of this study are as follows: investigate the quality of child’s attachment behaviour across nuclear, single parent and step families, evaluate the convergence between mother and their child’s perceptions on the quality of mother-child attachment behaviour. This is a cross-sectional study, whose sample consisted of 168 children 8-11 years-old (M=9.17) and their mothers. The research protocol included the Separation Anxiety Test (SAT) and the Maternal Perception Scale of Children’s Attachment Behaviour (PCV-M). Results show that there is no significant convergence between the maternal perception of their child’s attachment behaviour and the child’s attachment representation. Nonetheless, in single parent families significant differences were found in the PCV-M secure base behaviour dimension, depending on the representation of children´s attachment as secure or insecure. There were no association between type of family and children´s attachment representation neither differences in the maternal perception of attachment between the different types of family. In conclusion, the mother’s perception of their child’s attachment behaviour doesn’t vary across different types of families, even if there is a low degree of convergence between mothers and their offspring regarding the quality of children’s attachment behaviour.
ABSTRACT: The goals of this study are as follows: investigate the quality of child’s attachment behaviour across nuclear, single parent and step families, evaluate the convergence between mother and their child’s perceptions on the quality of mother-child attachment behaviour. This is a cross-sectional study, whose sample consisted of 168 children 8-11 years-old (M=9.17) and their mothers. The research protocol included the Separation Anxiety Test (SAT) and the Maternal Perception Scale of Children’s Attachment Behaviour (PCV-M). Results show that there is no significant convergence between the maternal perception of their child’s attachment behaviour and the child’s attachment representation. Nonetheless, in single parent families significant differences were found in the PCV-M secure base behaviour dimension, depending on the representation of children´s attachment as secure or insecure. There were no association between type of family and children´s attachment representation neither differences in the maternal perception of attachment between the different types of family. In conclusion, the mother’s perception of their child’s attachment behaviour doesn’t vary across different types of families, even if there is a low degree of convergence between mothers and their offspring regarding the quality of children’s attachment behaviour.
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Keywords
Vinculação Crianças em idade escolar Tipo de família Separation Anxiety Test Attachment School-aged children Type of family
Citation
Análise Psicológica, 32, 91-103289-306
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada