Less is more: meta-analyses of sensitivity and attachment interventions in early childhood.

TitleLess is more: meta-analyses of sensitivity and attachment interventions in early childhood.
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsBakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J., Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn, and Femmie Juffer
PubMed ID12696839

Is early preventive intervention effective in enhancing parental sensitivity and infant attachment security, and if so, what type of intervention is most successful? Seventy studies were traced, producing 88 intervention effects on sensitivity (n = 7,636) and/or attachment (n = 1,503). Randomized interventions appeared rather effective in changing insensitive parenting (d = 0.33) and infant attachment insecurity (d = 0.20). The most effective interventions used a moderate number of sessions and a clear-cut behavioral focus in families with, as well as without, multiple problems. Interventions that were more effective in enhancing parental sensitivity were also more effective in enhancing attachment security, which supports the notion of a causal role of sensitivity in shaping attachment.

Title Less is more: meta-analyses of sensitivity and attachment interventions in early childhood.
Publication Title Psychol Bull
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2003
Authors M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg; M.H. Van IJzendoorn; F. Juffer
ISSN Number 0033-2909
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