Depressive symptomatology in late childhood: Links with parent-child attachment.
Depressive symptomatology in late childhood: Links with parent-child attachment.
The main purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between internal working models of attachment and depressive symptoms during childhood. The Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1992) and the Separation Anxiety Test (Klagsbrun & Bowlby, 1976) were individually administered to 130 Italian children (49.2% females; mean age = 9.98 years; s.d. = .60) attending Primary School. Most children reported secure attachment representations. 14.62% of the sample exhibited a level of depressive symptomatology above the risk threshold. Avoidant attachment, but not secure or resistant, was associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms. Results highlighted the importance to further explore the links between attachment and depression, in order to early detect risk factors for the onset of childhood depression.
Adolescent depression; internalizing symptoms; attachment representations
Adolescent depression; internalizing symptoms; attachment representations
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