The Significance of Insecure Attachment and Disorganization in the Development of Children’s Externalizing Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Study

Fearon, Pasco; J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marian; H. van IJzendoorn, Marinus; Lapsley, Anne‐Marie; I. Roisman, Glenn

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01405.x

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The Significance of Insecure Attachment and Disorganization in the Development of Children’s Externalizing Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Study

Published in Child Development • Mar 1, 2010

Authors:

Pasco Fearon

Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

Abstract

This study addresses the extent to which insecure and disorganized attachments increase risk for externalizing problems using meta-analysis. From 69 samples (N = 5,947), the association between insecurity and externalizing problems was significant, d = 0.31 (95% CI: 0.23, 0.40). Larger effects were ...

Subject

Psychology

Insecure attachment

Developmental psychology

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