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The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Stellenbosch, 1998.

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Main Author: Bisogno, Diaan
Other Authors: Van der Westhuizen, LE R
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Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51051 The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home Bisogno, Diaan Van der Westhuizen, LE R Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Attachment behavior in children Developmental psychology Parent and child Children -- Institutional care -- Psychological aspects Dissertations -- Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Stellenbosch, 1998. ENGLISH ABSTRACTIn the present study the nature of the early care giving experiences and the attachment styles of a group of adolescents in a Children's Home were explored. A literature review has highlighted the need for this combination of factors to be studied. Investigations of high-risk children can be used to further the understanding of attachment and the development of psychopathology. Adolescents (thirteen to eighteen years of age) from a Children's Home in the Western Cape (N — 41) completed the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) and the Texas Social Behavior Inventory (TSBI). A Biographical Data Questionnaire about the early care experiences of each subject was completed with the help of social workers from the Children's Home. •the results indicated that the subjects experienced abusive and neglecting early care giving experiences, as well as significant parent-child separations. The attachment styles of the subjects were predominantly insecure. which is a possible indication that negative early care giving experiences play a role in rendering attachment less secure. Although the present study has certain limitations, broadly speaking the results of this study confirms the presence of maladaptive parent-child bonding and negative early care giving experiences amongst adolescents with insecure attachment styles. Further elaboration of this relationship would contribute to a better understanding of the development of attachment. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die huidige studie is die aard van vroee sorg ervarings en die binding style van 'n groep adolessente in 'n Kinderhuis ondersoek, 'n Literatuursiektog het die behoefie bevestig om hierdie kombinasie van faktore te bestudeer. Ondersoeke met hoe risiko kinders kan help om binding en die ontwikkeling van psigopatalogie beter te verstaan. Adolessente (dertien tot agtien jaar oud) uit 'n Kinderhuis in die Wes Kaap (N = 41) het die Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), die Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) en die Texas Social Behavior inventory (TSBI) voltooi. 'n Biografiese Data Vraelys orntrent die vroee sorg ervarings van elke subjek is voltooi, met die huip van die maatskaplike werkers van die Kinderhuis. Die resultate het aangetoon dat die subjekte in hulle vroee sorg blootgestel was aan mishandeling en verwaarlosing, sowel as betekenisvolle ouer-kind skeidings. Die binding styl van die subjekte was hoofsaakhk oorwegend onseker, wat kan dien as 'n aanduiding kan wees wat bevestig dat vroee sorg ervarings 'n rol speel in die ontwikkeling van onsekere binding orientasies. Ten spyte van sekere beperkings, bevestig die ondersoek die teenwoordigheid van wanaangepasde ouer-kind binding en negaiiewe vroee sorg ervarings by adolesscnte met onsekere binding style. Verdere ondersoek oor hierdie verhouding kan lei tot 'n beter begrip van die ontwikkeling van binding. Masters 2012-08-27T11:34:18Z 2012-08-27T11:34:18Z 1998-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51051 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 114 pages : illustrations. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Attachment behavior in children
Developmental psychology
Parent and child
Children -- Institutional care -- Psychological aspects
Dissertations -- Psychology
Bisogno, Diaan
The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title_full The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title_fullStr The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title_full_unstemmed The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title_short The early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children's home
title_sort early care giving experiences and attachment styles of adolescents in a children s home
topic Attachment behavior in children
Developmental psychology
Parent and child
Children -- Institutional care -- Psychological aspects
Dissertations -- Psychology
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51051
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