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Associations between attachment security and social competence in preschool children

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dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorJosé dos Santos, António
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Carla
dc.contributor.authorShin, Nana
dc.contributor.authorVaughn, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-18T15:04:58Z
dc.date.available2020-06-18T15:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAttachment theorists suggest that attachment security with parents supports the quality of social adaptation in peer groups during early childhood, and numerous studies supporting this conjecture have been published. Most of these studies used enacted representations rather than mental representations of attachment security, and most studies examining mental representations used adult (parent or teacher) ratings of peer-group adaptation. Our study tested relations between preschool children’s (N = 147; age 48–69 months) mental representations of attachment by using the Attachment Story Completion Task and child-level indicators of social competence based on direct observations and sociometric interviews. General intelligence tests were administered to control for effects of developmental level on child narrative production. Analyses revealed positive, significant associations between attachment measures and all social competence composites. Children with more secure attachment representations were more socially engaged and more likely to exhibit social, emotional, and cognitive skills that contribute to peer acceptance. Results support the hypothesis that attachment security is a foundational support for peer social competence.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMerrill-Palmer Quarterly, 60(1), 80-99 Doi: 10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.60.1.0080pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.60.1.0080pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0272930X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7637
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWayne State University Presspt_PT
dc.relationSFRH/BD/60792/2009pt_PT
dc.relationQUALITY OF ATTACHMENT, FRIENDSHIP AND SELF ESTEEM IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPreschool childrenpt_PT
dc.subjectPeer relationspt_PT
dc.subjectLanguage developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectPreschool educationpt_PT
dc.subjectQ sortpt_PT
dc.subjectClassroom observationspt_PT
dc.subjectChild developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectSociometricspt_PT
dc.titleAssociations between attachment security and social competence in preschool childrenpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleQUALITY OF ATTACHMENT, FRIENDSHIP AND SELF ESTEEM IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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oaire.citation.startPage80pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMerrill-Palmer Quarterlypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume60pt_PT
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