TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The attachment of prematurely born children at school age: A pilot study
JO  - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
A1  - Nuccini, Francesca
A1  - Paterlini, Marcella
A1  - Gargano, Giancarlo
A1  - Landini, Andrea
SP  - 381
EP  - 394
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 "high" risk, 55% versus 25% at "moderate" risk, and 35% versus 75% at "low" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1045
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104515589640
ID  - ref1
ER  -