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Qualidade das representações de vinculação e o sono em crianças em idade pré-escolar
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Uma das principais preocupações parentais com as crianças em idade pré-escolar relaciona-se
com os problemas de sono (Scher, 2002; Christophersen & VanScoyoc, 2013; Loutzenhiser,
Hoffman & Beatch, 2014). Na população Portuguesa, cerca de 10% das mães referem a sua
presença (Silva, Silva, Braga & Neto, 2013a). Partindo da teoria da vinculação de Bowlby
(1956, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993) e Ainsworth (1968, 1969, 1978, 1979),
nomeadamente da concepção da ansiedade de separação, susceptibilidade ao medo e modelos
internos dinâmicos, procura-se compreender as relações entre a qualidade das representações
da vinculação e o sono.
Através do Questionário dos Hábitos e Comportamentos de Sono (Silva, Silva, Neto & Braga,
2011) e das Narrativas de Vinculação (Maia, Veríssimo, Ferreira, Silva & Fernandes, 2009),
em 58 crianças entre os 4 e os 5 anos, verificou-se existir uma relação inversa estatisticamente
significativa entre ambas. Denotou-se ainda uma relação no mesmo sentido entre os
problemas de sono e a narrativa da separação e do reencontro, bem como entre as narrativas
de separação relativamente à resistência em ir para a cama e ansiedade associada ao sono. A
percepção materna da prevalência de problemas de sono nas crianças demonstrou relacionarse
positivamente com a narrativa do reencontro.
Este é o primeiro estudo neste âmbito em Portugal. Parece-nos ter contribuído para uma
postura crítica acerca desta temática, tendo em conta a qualidade da vinculação relacionada
com a separação do mundo físico e relacional que implica o sono, suportando a teoria
subjacente e estabelecendo implicações claras para a intervenção clínica.
ABSTRACT: One of the main concerns for parents of preschool children is sleep problems (Scher, 2002; Christophersen & VanScoyoc, 2013; Loutzenhise, Hoffman & Beatch, 2014). In the portuguese population, about 10% of mothers acknowledge the presence of such problems (Silva, Silva, Braga & Neto, 2013a). Based upon Bowlby (1956, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993) and Ainsworth's (1968, 1969, 1978, 1979) attachment theory, namely the concepts of separation anxiety, susceptibility to fear and internal working models, we try to understand the relationships between the quality of attachment representations and sleep. When applying the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Silva, Silva, Neto & Braga, 2011) and the Attachment Story Completion Task (Maia, Veríssimo, Ferreira, Silva & Fernandes, 2009) to 58 children aged between 4 and 5, a statistically significant inverse relation was found between attachment representations and sleep. A similar relation was also found between sleep problems and the narratives of separation and reunion as well as between the narratives of separation and the resistance towards going to bed and sleep-related anxiety. Maternal perception of the prevalence of sleep problems was shown to be positively related to the narrative of reunion. This is the first portuguese study to cover this matter. We think it contributes towards a critical standpoint of this topic as it takes into account the quality of attachment representations in relation to the separation from the physical and relational world that sleep entails, supporting the underlying theory and establishing clear implications for clinical intervention
ABSTRACT: One of the main concerns for parents of preschool children is sleep problems (Scher, 2002; Christophersen & VanScoyoc, 2013; Loutzenhise, Hoffman & Beatch, 2014). In the portuguese population, about 10% of mothers acknowledge the presence of such problems (Silva, Silva, Braga & Neto, 2013a). Based upon Bowlby (1956, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993) and Ainsworth's (1968, 1969, 1978, 1979) attachment theory, namely the concepts of separation anxiety, susceptibility to fear and internal working models, we try to understand the relationships between the quality of attachment representations and sleep. When applying the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Silva, Silva, Neto & Braga, 2011) and the Attachment Story Completion Task (Maia, Veríssimo, Ferreira, Silva & Fernandes, 2009) to 58 children aged between 4 and 5, a statistically significant inverse relation was found between attachment representations and sleep. A similar relation was also found between sleep problems and the narratives of separation and reunion as well as between the narratives of separation and the resistance towards going to bed and sleep-related anxiety. Maternal perception of the prevalence of sleep problems was shown to be positively related to the narrative of reunion. This is the first portuguese study to cover this matter. We think it contributes towards a critical standpoint of this topic as it takes into account the quality of attachment representations in relation to the separation from the physical and relational world that sleep entails, supporting the underlying theory and establishing clear implications for clinical intervention
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA - Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na
especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Sono Representações da vinculação Ansiedade de separação Sleep Attachment representations Susceptibility to fear Separation anxiety