Attachment and Externalizing/Internalizing Problems in Preschoolers: Contributions of Positive and Negative Empathic Perspective-Taking

Autor/inn/en	Stefan, Catrinel A.; Avram, Julie
Titel	Attachment and Externalizing/Internalizing Problems in Preschoolers: Contributions of Positive and Negative Empathic Perspective-Taking
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 67 (2021) 2, S.123-148, Artikel 1 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Empathy; Perspective Taking; Preschool Children; Attachment Behavior; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Emotional Response; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Romania; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empathie; Zukunftsperspektive; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Emotionales Verhalten; Korrelation; Ausland; Rumänien
Abstract	The current study's aim was to assess the contribution of empathic perspective-taking to the relationship between attachment security and children's risk of maladjustment. A sample of 212 preschoolers aged 3-5 years old was included in this study. Children completed the Attachment Story Completion Task and a modified version of the Kids' Empathic Development Scale. Teachers and parents rated children's externalizing/internalizing problems by employing the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form, and the Child Behavior Checklist, respectively. Results supported the notion that the indirect path from attachment security to externalizing problems was negatively mediated by empathic perspective-taking related to negative (but not positive) emotions. Similarly, the same component of empathic perspective-taking negatively mediated the relationship between attachment security and internalizing problems. These findings indicate that empathic perspective-taking in relation to negative emotions might serve to promote preschoolers' reduced risk of mental health problems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01