Attachment-based prevention interventions: a meta-analysis
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2014-09-10
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Hurl, Kylee E.
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One goal of the present meta-analysis was to assess if attachment-based preventative interventions are effective at fostering attachment security and preventing problems associated with insecure and disorganized attachment. Another goal was to determine what factors are associated with larger effects. Studies were considered eligible if they were a randomized controlled trial, had an attachment-based preventative intervention for children, and had a measure of attachment security, behaviour problems, language development, or emotional regulation. A random effects model was used and a total of 22 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that attachment-based prevention interventions produced a reliable small to moderate change (d = .37) in children’s attachment security and problems associated with insecure and disorganized attachment. Potential moderating variables were also examined. Total number of sessions and the proportion of single caregivers was associated with a larger effect.
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attachment, prevention, meta-analysis, children