scholarly journals Anxious Solitude and Self-Compassion and Self-Criticism Trajectories in Early Adolescence: Attachment Security as a Moderator

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 1834-1848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya Peter ◽  
Heidi Gazelle
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Anxious Solitude ◽  
Self Compassion

scholarly journals Romantic Relationship Churn in Early Adolescence Predicts Hostility, Abuse, and Avoidance in Relationships Into Early Adulthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1195-1225
Author(s):  
Emily L. Loeb ◽  
Jessica Kansky ◽  
Rachel K. Narr ◽  
Caroline Fowler ◽  
Joseph P. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Developmental Pathway ◽  
Close Friendships

This study examined early adolescent romantic “churning,” defined here as having a large number of boyfriends/girlfriends by age 13, as a problematic marker likely to predict hostility, abuse, and avoidance during conflict in later relationships. A sample of 184 adolescents was followed through age 24 to assess predictions of hostility, abuse, and avoidance during conflict from early romantic churning. Controlling for gender and family income, romantic churning at age 13 predicted relative decreases in peer preference and relative increases in conflict and betrayal in close friendships from ages 13 to 16, as well as higher observable hostility and self- and partner-reported abuse in romantic relationships by age 18 and greater avoidance during conflict with romantic partners by age 24. Findings remained after accounting for attachment security, social competence, and friendship quality in early adolescence, suggesting that early romantic churning may uniquely predict a problematic developmental pathway.

scholarly journals Attachment Security and Self-compassion Priming Increase the Likelihood that First-time Engagers in Mindfulness Meditation Will Continue with Mindfulness Training

Mindfulness ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 642-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela C. Rowe ◽  
Laura Shepstone ◽  
Katherine B. Carnelley ◽  
Kate Cavanagh ◽  
Abigail Millings
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
First Time

Emotional and adrenocortical regulation in early adolescence

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gottfried Spangler ◽  
Peter Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Strange Situation ◽  
Infant Attachment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Attachment Disorganization

The aim of the present study was to examine differences in emotion expression and emotion regulation in emotion-eliciting situations in early adolescence from a bio-psycho-social perspective, specifically investigating the influence of early mother-infant attachment and attachment disorganization on behavioural and adrenocortical responses. The sample consisted of 96 children of the Regensburg Longitudinal Study IV. At age 12 months, attachment security and disorganization were assessed in the Strange Situation. At age 12 years, the adolescents were observed together with their mother during a computer game (eliciting anger) and the “Talk Show Task” (eliciting fear). Analyses included self-ratings and mother-ratings of the adolescents’ emotions (anger and fear), observations of the adolescents’ emotional expression and emotional regulation (social regulation, effective regulation) as well as concurrent maternal emotional support. In addition, adrenocortical activity was assessed from saliva samples before and after observation. The findings revealed different patterns of social-emotional responses depending on early attachment security. Adolescents with secure infant attachment reported more anger, when anger was induced, were rated as less anxious by their mothers, and their emotion self-ratings were more similar to their mothers’ ratings compared to adolescents with an early insecure attachment. An increased adrenocortical response was only found in the group of adolescents with attachment disorganization in infancy, especially with increased fear.

scholarly journals Attachment and Effortful Control in Toddlerhood Predict Academic Achievement Over a Decade Later

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1786-1795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian Dindo ◽  
Rebecca L. Brock ◽  
Nazan Aksan ◽  
Wakiza Gamez ◽  
Grazyna Kochanska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Early Attachment ◽  
Child Attachment

A child’s attachment to his or her caregiver is central to the child’s development. However, current understanding of subtle, indirect, and complex long-term influences of attachment on various areas of functioning remains incomplete. Research has shown that (a) parent-child attachment influences the development of effortful control and that (b) effortful control influences academic success. The entire developmental cascade among these three constructs over many years, however, has rarely been examined. This article reports a multimethod, decade-long study that examined the influence of mother-child attachment and effortful control in toddlerhood on school achievement in early adolescence. Both attachment security and effortful control uniquely predicted academic achievement a decade later. Effortful control mediated the association between early attachment and school achievement during adolescence. This work suggests that attachment security triggers an adaptive cascade by promoting effortful control, a vital set of skills necessary for future academic success.

Testing the Incremental Value of a Separate Measure for Secure Attachment Relative to a Measure for Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrijn Brenning ◽  
Bart Soenens ◽  
Caroline Braet
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Incremental Value ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract. Research on attachment in middle childhood and early adolescence has typically relied on either unidimensional measures of attachment security (vs. insecurity) or on differentiated measures of attachment anxiety and avoidance. This study addressed the question whether there is a need to add an explicit measure of security when operationalizing parent-child attachment in terms of anxiety and avoidance. Both dimensional (i.e., regression analyses) and person-centered analyses (i.e., cluster analysis) are used in this study (N = 276, 53% boys, mean age = 10.66) to examine the incremental value of a scale for attachment security (in this study, the Security Scale) in addition to a scale for attachment anxiety and avoidance (in this study, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised – Child version; ECR-RC). The present results suggest that an assessment of anxious and avoidant attachment (using the ECR-RC) may suffice to capture the quality of parent-child attachment in middle childhood and early adolescence.

scholarly journals TEORIA DO APEGO E MEDITAÇÃO DA (AUTO)COMPAIXÃO: COMO A SUA PRÁTICA PODE AFETAR A FORMA DE SE RELACIONAR COM O OUTRO?

polemica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Bruzzi Herkenhoff ◽  
Luciana Fontes Pessôa
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Loving Kindness ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Compassion Meditation ◽  
De Se ◽  
The Subject

Resumo: O presente artigo procura, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica, entender se a prática da meditação da compaixão pode ser uma ferramenta útil para alcançar um estilo de apego seguro. A busca pelo último se justifica por corroborar com um indivíduo mais resiliente, explorador do mundo exterior, autoconfiante, complacente e prestativo em situações aflitivas, cooperativo e possuidor de ligações relacionais mais fortes. Em paralelo, têm-se os benefícios da prática da meditação da compaixão, que incluem o aumento da conexão social, a geração de diversas emoções positivas e a redução da evitação de pensamentos e/ou sentimentos difíceis. Vale ressaltar que lidar com as vivências subjetivamente classificadas como negativas impede seu acúmulo e, portanto, a multiplicação dessas sensações postas como indesejadas. Foram consultadas, nas plataformas Google Acadêmico, Portal do CAPES e Portal da Biblioteca PUC-Rio, em português e inglês, as expressões “meditação bondade amorosa e teoria do apego”, “meditação da compaixão e teoria do apego”, “compassion meditation and attachment theory” e “attachment security and meditation”. Não foram identificadas pesquisas associando, especificamente, meditação da compaixão e teoria do apego. Contudo, a hipótese de a primeira influenciar a última não foi refutada, tendo indícios de confirmação ainda insuficientes. A meditação é cientificamente respaldada e estudada, porém possui pesquisas iniciadas recentemente, que não exploraram integralmente o assunto, sendo recomendáveis estudos experimentais e nos moldes científicos, para maior validação da prática e seus benefícios. Dentre eles, incluem-se as interseções e interferências entre meditação da compaixão e estilo de apego seguro.Palavras-chave: Meditação. Compaixão. Autocompaixão. Teoria do apego. Abstract: This paper seeks, through a bibliographic review, to understand whether the practice of compassion meditation can be a useful tool to achieve a secure attachment style. The search for the latter is justified by corroborating with a more resilient individual, explorer of the outside world, self-confident, complacent and helpful in distressing situations, cooperative and possessing stronger relational connections. In parallel, there are the benefits of practicing compassion meditation, which include increasing social connection, generating several positive emotions and reducing avoidance of difficult thoughts and/or feelings. The Google Scholar platforms, CAPES Portal and PUC-Rio Library Portal were consulted, in Portuguese and English, the expressions “loving kindness meditation and attachment theory”, “compassion meditation and attachment theory”, “compassion meditation and attachment theory” and “attachment security and meditation”. No research has been identified specifically associating compassion meditation and attachment theory. However, the hypothesis of the former influencing the latter has not been refuted, and there is still insufficient evidence of confirmation. The practice of meditation is scientifically supported and studied, but it has recently started research, which has not fully explored the subject, being interesting experimental and scientific studies to further validate the practice and its benefits. These studies include the intersections and interferences between compassionate meditation and secure attachment style.Keywords: Meditation. Compassion. Self-compassion. Attachment theory. 

Attachment Security as a Foundation for Kindness Toward Self and Others

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip R. Shaver ◽  
Mario Mikulincer ◽  
Baljinder Sahdra ◽  
Jacquelyn Gross
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Buddhist Literature ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Negative Sense

Based on attachment theory and decades of research on attachment processes and relationships, this chapter shows that attachment security, experienced in relationships with sensitive and responsive parents and partners across the life span, fosters positive attitudes toward both self and others, and also provides a foundation for desirable psychological states discussed in the Buddhist literature: mindfulness, self-compassion, and nonattachment. We review research involving children, adolescents, and adults showing that the major forms of attachment insecurity—anxiety and avoidance—interfere with healthy self-approval and self-acceptance, and also with kindness and generosity toward others. Self-acceptance and self-compassion are not “egoistic” in the negative sense; far from being psychologically and social destructive, they are foundations of openness and kindness toward others. The usual origin of attachment-related security is supportive relationships in childhood, but security can also be increased by later relationships and by laboratory and clinical interventions.

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