Security of attachment and parenting: Homeless and low-income housed mothers and infants

Authors
Easterbrooks, MA Graham, CA
Citation
Ma. Easterbrooks et Ca. Graham, Security of attachment and parenting: Homeless and low-income housed mothers and infants, AM J ORTHOP, 69(3), 1999, pp. 337-346
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00029432 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
337 - 346
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(199907)69:3<337:SOAAPH>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A racially diverse sample of 112 low-income and homeless mothers of infants was examined for associations among housing status (homeless vs. housed), parenting practices, and infant attachment. Results demonstrated few effect s of housing status on characteristics of parenting or security of attachme nt. Security of infant attachment was found to be related to parenting prac tices and parenting difficulties. Implications of the findings are discusse d.