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Title: | Oxytocin and state attachment responses to secure base support after stress in middle childhood | Authors: | Cuyvers, Bien van IJzendoorn, Marinus Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian Verhaeghe, Johan MOLENBERGHS, Geert Lafit, Ginette Houbrechts, Melisse Bosmans, Guy |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Source: | ATTACHMENT & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, | Status: | Early view | Abstract: | We tried to replicate the finding that receiving care increases children's oxytocin and secure state attachment levels, and tested whether secure trait attachment moderates the oxytocin and state attachment response to care. 109 children (9-11 years old; M = 9.59; SD = 0.63; 34.9% boys) participated in a within-subject experiment. After stress induction (Trier Social Stress Test), children first remained alone and then received maternal secure base support. Salivary oxytocin was measured eight times. Secure trait and state attachment were measured with questionnaires, and Secure Base Script knowledge was assessed. Oxytocin levels increased after receiving secure base support from mother after having been alone. Secure state attachment changed less. Trait attachment and Secure Base Script knowledge did not moderate oxytocin or state attachment responses to support. This might mean that, regardless of the attachment history, in-the-moment positive attachment experiences might have a beneficial effect on trait attachment development in middle childhood. | Notes: | Bosmans, G (corresponding author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Clin Psychol Res Grp, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. guy.bosmans@kuleuven.be |
Keywords: | Parenting;trust;TSST;stress;secure base script knowledge | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42296 | ISSN: | 1461-6734 | e-ISSN: | 1469-2988 | DOI: | 10.1080/14616734.2024.2304874 | ISI #: | 001145148900001 | Rights: | 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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