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Type of Document Dissertation Author Farris, Jaelyn Renee Author's Email Address jfarris@nd.edu URN etd-04182007-162150 Title Adolescent Parenting, Subthreshold Neglect, and Infant Attachment Degree Doctor of Philosophy Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title John Borkowski Committee Chair E. Mark Cummings Committee Member Julia Braungart-Rieker Committee Member Thomas Whitman Committee Member Keywords
- attachment
- child neglect
- maltreatment
- adolescent mothers
- at-risk children
Date of Defense 2007-04-13 Availability unrestricted Abstract This project investigated the impact of subthreshold neglect on the security and organization of infant-mother attachment bonds. Subthreshold neglect was defined as poor parenting that was not severe enough to mandate involvement of child protection agencies. On average, teen mothers were more neglectful than low-resource and high-resource adult mothers; however, the rates of insecure and disorganized attachment did not differ significantly between teens and adults. Across all groups, subthreshold neglect of children’s developmental advance and emotional needs was associated with insecure infant-mother attachment. Specifically, mothers who were more neglectful were more likely to have children with an insecure-avoidant attachment pattern. Subthreshold neglect was not associated with the disorganization of the attachment bond. Results are discussed in terms of differences between subthreshold and substantiated child neglect as well as implications for intervention and prevention with subthreshold neglect.Files
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