Citation

Katsurada E, Tanimukai M, Akazawa J. Child Abuse Negl. 2017; 70: 274-282.

Affiliation

Fukuyama University, Department of Humanities, Gakuen-cho 1banchi Sanzou, Fukuyama city 729-0292, Japan. Electronic address: jakazawa@fuhc.fukuyama-u.ac.jp.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.018

PMID

28654777

Abstract

The present study investigates the relationships among children's history of maltreatment, attachment patterns, and behavior problems in Japanese institutionalized children. Twenty-nine children (12 boys and 17 girls) from three different institutions in the Kinki area (Western part of Japan) participated in this study. Their average age was 6. 41-years (ranging from 4 to 10). Thirteen of the children (44.8%) had history of maltreatment before they were institutionalized. Children's attachment was assessed by the Attachment Doll Play Assessment (George & Solomon, 1990, 1996, 2000). The child's main caregiver answered the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Archenbach, 1991) to identify children's behavior problems.

RESULTS indicated a significant relationship between maltreatment history and attachment pattern. The relationship between attachment pattern and behavior problem was also confirmed. Implications and limitations of this study were discussed.

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Language: en

Keywords

Attachment; Behavioral problems; Institutionalized children; Japanese sample; Maltreatment