@article{ref1,
title="The attachment of prematurely born children at school age: A pilot study",
journal="Clinical child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Nuccini, Francesca and Paterlini, Marcella and Gargano, Giancarlo and Landini, Andrea",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="381-394",
abstract="This prospective longitudinal study compared the psychological development and patterns of attachment of 20 prematurely born children and 20 full-term children at 7 years of age. The School-age Assessment of Attachment (SAA) was used, and hypotheses and interpretation of the findings were drawn from the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM). Significant differences between prematurely born and full-term children were found: 10% versus 0% at &quot;high&quot; risk, 55% versus 25% at &quot;moderate&quot; risk, and 35% versus 75% at &quot;low&quot; risk. There were no differences in the percentage of psychological trauma between samples, but there was a difference in the types of experiences leading to trauma. For prematurely born children, it was most often illness, whereas for full-term children, it was family problems. We discuss the implications for clinicians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1045",
doi="10.1177/1359104515589640",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104515589640"
}