A study of associations among attachment patterns,maltreatment, and behavior problem in institutionalized children in Japan |
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| Institution: | 1. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 13th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;2. Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;3. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;5. Division of General Pediatrics, The Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, 12th floor Northwest, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;6. PolicyLab, The Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, 15th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States |
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| 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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| Keywords: | Attachment Maltreatment Behavioral problems Institutionalized children Japanese sample |
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