ERIC Number: EJ806913
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 9
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ADHD and Infant Disorganized Attachment: A Prospective Study of Children Next-Born after Stillbirth
Pinto, Carmen; Turton, Penelope; Hughes, Patricia; White, Sarah; Gillberg, Christopher
Journal of Attention Disorders, v10 n1 p83-91 2006
Objective: To examine whether infant disorganized attachment predicts ADHD at school age. Method: A cohort of 53 children who had been identified as having significant levels of disorganized attachment in infancy is compared to a control group. Symptoms and signs of ADHD at age 7 are evaluated together with a range of relevant maternal variables. Results: An association is found between infant disorganized attachment scores and teacher-rated symptoms of ADHD (but not ADHD caseness). Probable ADHD caseness in the child is associated with self-rated retrospective ADHD scores in mothers. Possible ADHD caseness is associated with a measure of unresolved mourning in mothers. Mother-rated ADHD in the child was associated with low overall maternal psychosocial functioning. Conclusion: The finding of a link between scores for disorganized attachment at 1 year and later teacher-rated symptoms of ADHD suggests the need for further studies. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Predictor Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mothers, Infants, Attachment Behavior, Young Children, Correlation, Parent Influence, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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