Attachment Relationships among Children with Aggressive Behavior Problems: The Role of Disorganized Early Attachment Patterns

• Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology Vol. 64; no. 1; p. 64
• Main Author: Lyons-Ruth, Karlen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.1996
• Subjects: Affective Behavior; Aggression; Aggression - psychology; Aggressive Behavior Problems; Attachment Behavior; Behavior; Behavior Patterns; Behavior Problems; Caregiver Child Relationship; Child; Child Behavior; Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Child Behavior Disorders - psychology; Child of Impaired Parents - psychology; Children; Dependency (Personality); Disorganized Early Attachment; Emotional Problems; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Interpersonal Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Object Attachment; Parent Child Relationship; Peer Group; Personality Development; Problem Children; Resistance (Psychology)

Reviews recent attachment-related studies of early aggression. Longitudinal attachment studies indicate that risk factors identified in cross-sectional studies of aggressive school-age children, such as family adversity, parental hostility, parental depression, and child cognitive deficits, are alre...