Title: Configurations of mother‐child and father‐child attachment as predictors of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems: An individual participant data (IPD) meta‐analysis
Abstract: New Directions for Child and Adolescent DevelopmentEarly View RESEARCH ARTICLE Configurations of mother-child and father-child attachment as predictors of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis Or Dagan, Corresponding Author Or Dagan [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4674-5425 Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, New York, USA Correspondence Or Dagan, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, NY, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this authorCarlo Schuengel, Carlo Schuengel Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarije L. Verhage, Marije L. Verhage Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-454X Research Department of Clinical, Education and Health Psychology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAbraham Sagi-Schwartz, Abraham Sagi-Schwartz Center for the Study of Child Development and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorSheri Madigan, Sheri Madigan Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorRobbie Duschinsky, Robbie Duschinsky Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGlenn I. Roisman, Glenn I. Roisman Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorKristin Bernard, Kristin Bernard Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJean-François Bureau, Jean-François Bureau School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrenda L. Volling, Brenda L. Volling Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorMaria S. Wong, Maria S. Wong School of Social Sciences, Communication & Humanities, Endicott College, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorCristina Colonnesi, Cristina Colonnesi orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-7827 Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorGeoffrey L. Brown, Geoffrey L. Brown Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRina D. Eiden, Rina D. Eiden Department of Psychology, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorR.M. Pasco Fearon, R.M. Pasco Fearon Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMirjam Oosterman, Mirjam Oosterman Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorOra Aviezer, Ora Aviezer Center for the Study of Child Development and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorE Mark Cummings, E Mark Cummings Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USASearch for more papers by this authorThe Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes Synthesis, The Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes SynthesisSearch for more papers by this author Or Dagan, Corresponding Author Or Dagan [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4674-5425 Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, New York, USA Correspondence Or Dagan, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, NY, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this authorCarlo Schuengel, Carlo Schuengel Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarije L. Verhage, Marije L. Verhage Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-454X Research Department of Clinical, Education and Health Psychology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAbraham Sagi-Schwartz, Abraham Sagi-Schwartz Center for the Study of Child Development and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorSheri Madigan, Sheri Madigan Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorRobbie Duschinsky, Robbie Duschinsky Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGlenn I. Roisman, Glenn I. Roisman Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorKristin Bernard, Kristin Bernard Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJean-François Bureau, Jean-François Bureau School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrenda L. Volling, Brenda L. Volling Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorMaria S. Wong, Maria S. Wong School of Social Sciences, Communication & Humanities, Endicott College, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorCristina Colonnesi, Cristina Colonnesi orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-7827 Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorGeoffrey L. Brown, Geoffrey L. Brown Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRina D. Eiden, Rina D. Eiden Department of Psychology, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorR.M. Pasco Fearon, R.M. Pasco Fearon Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMirjam Oosterman, Mirjam Oosterman Section of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Department of Educational and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorOra Aviezer, Ora Aviezer Center for the Study of Child Development and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorE Mark Cummings, E Mark Cummings Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USASearch for more papers by this authorThe Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes Synthesis, The Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes SynthesisSearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20450 Members are listed in the appendix. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract An unsettled question in attachment theory and research is the extent to which children's attachment patterns with mothers and fathers jointly predict developmental outcomes. In this study, we used individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis to assess whether early attachment networks with mothers and fathers are associated with children's internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. Following a pre-registered protocol, data from 9 studies and 1,097 children (mean age: 28.67 months) with attachment classifications to both mothers and fathers were included in analyses. We used a linear mixed effects analysis to assess differences in children's internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems as assessed via the average of both maternal and paternal reports based on whether children had two, one, or no insecure (or disorganized) attachments. Results indicated that children with an insecure attachment relationship with one or both parents were at higher risk for elevated internalizing behavioral problems compared with children who were securely attached to both parents. Children whose attachment relationships with both parents were classified as disorganized had more externalizing behavioral problems compared to children with either one or no disorganized attachment relationship with their parents. Across attachment classification networks and behavioral problems, findings suggest (a) an increased vulnerability to behavioral problems when children have insecure or disorganized attachment to both parents, and (b) that mother-child and father-child attachment relationships may not differ in the roles they play in children's development of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. Supporting Information Filename Description cad20450-sup-0001-Tables.docx33.2 KB Supporting information cad20450-sup-0002-Appendix.docx13.1 KB Supporting information Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation