Narrow view of attachment or broad view of protection? Rejoinder to the commentaries

Article Abstract:

It can be argued that the best way to map connections between parental behaviour and child outcomes is to distinguish certain forms of sensitivity, with sensitivity to distress and fear being made the distinguishing element of the attachment system. Parenting behaviours that are reactive to a child's distress are the behaviours most often involved in attachment. Children may see danger in conditions that adults view objectively, and the success of caregivers in this context is connected with their ability to look at situations from the child's point of view and to accurately interpret affective cues.

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Confidence in protection: arguments for a narrow definition of attachment

Article Abstract:

It is possible to argue in favour of maintaining a narrow definition of attachment to differentiate it from other elements of parent-child relationships. This approach would allow consideration of differential parenting in the sphere of protection as a determinant of individual variations in attachment and other linked socioemotional outcomes. A more differentiated interpretation of the parent-child relationship, with clearly defined elements, has benefits for both research and clinical efforts.

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Authoritarian parenting in individualist and collectivist groups: Association with maternal emotion and cognition and children's self- esteem

Article Abstract:

Maternal authoritarianism is associated with maternal negative emotion and cognition only in the individualist group. It is revealed that maternal negative thoughts and feelings, associated with authoritarianism in individualist but not collective groups, may be more detrimental to children's self-esteem than is authoritarianism in and of itself.

Analysis, Self-esteem, Self esteem, Child rearing, Authoritarianism (Personality trait), Authoritarian personality

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