The Association Between Time Spent in Daycare and Preschool Attachment to Fathers and Mothers: An Exploration of Disorganization  

Oleh:

Quan, Jeffry ; Bureau, Jean-François ; Yurkowski, Kim ; Moss, Ellen ; Pallanca, Dominique

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Arts and Sciences vol. 06 no. 02 (2013), page 415-422.
Topik: Daycare; Attachment disorganization; Preschool period; Fathers; Mothers
Fulltext: 06_02_31_Quan_Bureau_Yurkowski_Moss_Pallanca.pdf (222.88KB)

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Although past research on the association between time spent in daycare and mother-child attachment security has been mixed, research on daycare and the father-child attachment relationship is noticeably sparse for the preschool years. Furthermore, research on time in daycare and either mother-child or father-child attachment disorganization in the preschool years is also lacking. This study sought to explore these topics. Fifty-one children aged 3 to 5 (27 girls, Mage = 3.69 years, SD = 0.72 years) participated in two identical lab visits, one with their father and one with their mother. In the lab, the quality of children’s attachment relationships with each of their parents was assessed via a modified Strange Situation for preschool children. Children were divided into two groups based on time spent in daycare: low (1-20 hr/week) and high (21+ hr/week). Spending high amounts of time in daycare did not distinguish children based on attachment security vs. insecurity to either fathers or mothers, but children who spent more than 20 hours per week in daycare were significantly more likely to be classified as disorganized with their fathers. Implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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