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Attachment to mother and father, sleep, and well-being in late middle childhood
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The security of attachment has been related to several advantageous developmental
outcomes, such as good sleep quality and higher well-being indicators. However, few studies concern
the associations between attachment dimensions to both parents, sleep, and well-being in late middle
childhood. Our study aims to expand knowledge in this area, clarifying the above-mentioned
associations by considering the secure base and safe haven dimensions of attachment. We also
investigate the role of sleep as a mediator of the relationship between attachment and well-being.
The 258 participants (49.2% girls, mean age = 11.19, SD = 0.85) completed self-report questionnaires
regarding attachment (KSS), sleep (SSR), and well-being (CHIP-CE). The results show significant
associations between attachment to both parents (0.40 ** ≤ r ≤ 0.61 **) and between attachment
security, sleep (−0.21 ** ≤ r ≤ −0.35 **) and child well-being (0.42 ** ≤ r ≤ 0.47 **). Besides, sleep
quality partially mediated the relations between all attachment dimensions to both parents and wellbeing. The results are discussed in light of attachment theory, focusing on the comparison between
attachment to mother and father as a valid framework to unravel differences in child well-being,
with sleep as a process that can help to explain the mechanisms through which attachment security
enables subjective perceptions of well-being.
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Attachment secure base support Safe-haven support Sleep quality Well-being Late middle childhood
Citation
Perpétuo, C., Diniz, E., Veríssimo, M., & El-Sheikh, M. (2023). Attachment to mother and father, sleep, and well-being in Late Middle Childhood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043399