NIH R01 · 2024
Prevention of Attachment Insecurity, Physiological Dysregulation, and Child Behavior Problems
A growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that secure attachment and sensitive caregiving are important sources of resilience for children living in stressful environments (e.g., Graham & Easterbrooks, 2000), contributing to children’s mental and physical health (Shonkoff, 2016). Conversely, research indicates that insecure attachment is an important risk factor for the development of both childhood behavior problems and physiological dysregulation (e.g., Luijk et al., 2010; see Fearon et al., 2010, and Groh et al., 2012, for meta- analytic findings). Thus, efforts to prevent insecure attachment are crucial for children’s healthy development. Although a few promising approaches to…
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