Associations between mother-preschooler attachment and maternal depression symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, Jodi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guérin-Marion, Camille | |
| dc.contributor.author | O’Neill, Monica | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pillai Riddell, Rebecca | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bureau, Jean-François | |
| dc.contributor.author | Spiegel, Rebecca | |
| dc.contributor.author | Badovinac, Shaylea | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-11T15:49:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-11T15:49:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-10-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The current study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze concurrent and longitudinal associations between maternal depression symptoms and mother-child attachment during the preschool period (aged 2 to 7 years) as assessed using the coding systems by Cassidy and Marvin (1992) and Main and Cassidy (1988). The review was pre-registered with PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews; Registration number CRD42017073417) and was conducted in accordance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. A total of 7,969 records were screened and 18 articles were deemed as eligible for inclusion in the review. Studies were reviewed using qualitative synthesis techniques and, where appropriate, meta-analysis. Qualitative synthesis indicated that mothers of disorganized/controlling children most consistently reported the highest levels of depressive symptoms, both concurrently and longitudinally. The association between disorganized/controlling child attachment and concurrent maternal depressive symptoms was significant (n = 1,787; g = 0.27, 95% CI [0.13,0.40]), and was not moderated by sample type, child gender, or risk of bias. Findings of a relationship between child attachment insecurity and maternal depressive symptoms must be qualified due to significant within-study heterogeneity and publication bias. Results suggest that maternal depressive symptoms may confer risk for disorganized/controlling attachment during the preschool period. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | York University Libraries | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | PLoS ONE 13.10 (2018): e0204374. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204374 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10315/37093 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | PLOS | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution 2.5 Canada | * |
| dc.rights.article | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204374 | en_US |
| dc.rights.journal | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ | en_US |
| dc.rights.publisher | https://plos.org/ | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/ | * |
| dc.title | Associations between mother-preschooler attachment and maternal depression symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |