Child Attachment | List of Frontiers open access articles

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Attachment and reflective functioning in families with a child on the autism spectrum

in Human Developmental Psychology

Charlotte Engberg Conrad
Carol George
Emil Færk
Helle Jakobsen
Per Hove Thomsen
Marlene Briciet Lauritsen

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1651408

2,392 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2014

Predictors of mother–child interaction quality and child attachment security in at-risk families

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Simona De Falco
Alessandra Emer
Laura Martini
Paola Rigo
Sonia Pruner
Paola Venuti

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00898

40,621 views
80 citations

Review

Published on 14 Mar 2017

The Child Attachment Interview: A Narrative Review

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Antonella Privizzini

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00384

35,938 views
29 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Dec 2020

Predictive and Incremental Validity of Parental Representations During Pregnancy on Child Attachment

in Children and Health

Renata Tambelli
Cristina Trentini
Francesco Dentale

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2020.439449

5,189 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2020

Can Psychodynamically Oriented Early Prevention for “Children-at-Risk” in Urban Areas With High Social Problem Density Strengthen Their Developmental Potential? A Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Kindergarten-Based Prevention Programs

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Tamara Fischmann
Lorena K. Asseburg
Jonathan Green
Felicitas Hug
Verena Neubert
Ming Wan
Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.599477

5,638 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2022

Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors in the Intergenerational Cycle of Maltreatment: Results From the TRANS-GEN Study Investigating the Effects of Maternal Attachment and Social Support on Child Attachment and Cardiovascular Stress Physiology

in Cognitive Neuroscience

Anna Buchheim
Ute Ziegenhain
Heinz Kindler
Christiane Waller
Harald Gündel
Alexander Karabatsiakis
Jörg Fegert

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnhum.2022.890262

8,979 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Dec 2016

Intergenerational Transmission of Reflective Functioning

in Human Developmental Psychology

Anna M. Rosso
Cinzia Airaldi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01903

10,710 views
62 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2022

Associations Among Maternal Positivity, Negativity and Child Attachment in the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey

in Human Developmental Psychology

Katarzyna Lubiewska
Nebi Sümer
Karolina Głogowska
Özlü Aran
Wouter de Raad

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.820699

3,659 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2020

Childbirth Experience Associated With Maternal and Paternal Stress During the First Year, but Not Child Attachment

in Psychopathology

Annaleena Holopainen
Marije L. Verhage
Mirjam Oosterman

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.562394

13,431 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Jul 2021

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Sexually Abused Children: Secure Attachment as a Protective Factor

in Health Psychology

Karin Ensink
Peter Fonagy
Lina Normandin
Abby Rozenberg
Christina Marquez
Natacha Godbout
Jessica L. Borelli

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646680

20,517 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Attachment and psychopathology in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study of children with type 1 diabetes and their healthy peers

in Pediatric Psychology

Anja Turin Drouet
Maja Drobnič Radobuljac
Nataša Bratina
Sašo Karakatič
Tadej Battelino
Klemen Dovč
Simona Klemenčič

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1630917

309 views

Systematic Review

Published on 27 Apr 2021

The Evidence-Base for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Synthesis

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Nick Midgley
Rose Mortimer
Antonella Cirasola
Prisha Batra
Eilis Kennedy

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.662671

82,585 views
83 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2019

‘I Just Stopped Going’: A Mixed Methods Investigation Into Types of Therapy Dropout in Adolescents With Depression

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Sally O’Keeffe
Peter Martin
Mary Target
Nick Midgley

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00075

31,149 views
124 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2023

Emotional problems in young children during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic and child attachment

in Children and Health

Annabel Zwönitzer
Katharina Rost
Jörg M. Fegert
Ute Ziegenhain
Franziska Köhler-Dauner

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2023.1191032

4,315 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 Jan 2020

Children’s Exploration of Their Surrogacy Origins in Gay Two-Father Families: Longitudinal Associations With Child Attachment Security and Parental Scaffolding During Discussions About Conception

in Human Developmental Psychology

Nicola Carone
Lavinia Barone
Demetria Manzi
Roberto Baiocco
Vittorio Lingiardi
Kathryn Kerns

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00112

9,085 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Dec 2017

Children's Representations of Attachment and Positive Teacher–Child Relationships

in Educational Psychology

Manuela Veríssimo
Nuno Torres
Filipa Silva
Carla Fernandes
Brian E. Vaughn
António J. Santos

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02270

28,494 views
22 citations

Articles

Attachment and reflective functioning in families with a child on the autism spectrum

Predictors of mother–child interaction quality and child attachment security in at-risk families

The Child Attachment Interview: A Narrative Review

Predictive and Incremental Validity of Parental Representations During Pregnancy on Child Attachment

Can Psychodynamically Oriented Early Prevention for “Children-at-Risk” in Urban Areas With High Social Problem Density Strengthen Their Developmental Potential? A Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Kindergarten-Based Prevention Programs

Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors in the Intergenerational Cycle of Maltreatment: Results From the TRANS-GEN Study Investigating the Effects of Maternal Attachment and Social Support on Child Attachment and Cardiovascular Stress Physiology

Intergenerational Transmission of Reflective Functioning

Associations Among Maternal Positivity, Negativity and Child Attachment in the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey

Childbirth Experience Associated With Maternal and Paternal Stress During the First Year, but Not Child Attachment

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Sexually Abused Children: Secure Attachment as a Protective Factor

Attachment and psychopathology in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study of children with type 1 diabetes and their healthy peers

The Evidence-Base for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Synthesis

‘I Just Stopped Going’: A Mixed Methods Investigation Into Types of Therapy Dropout in Adolescents With Depression

Emotional problems in young children during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic and child attachment

Children’s Exploration of Their Surrogacy Origins in Gay Two-Father Families: Longitudinal Associations With Child Attachment Security and Parental Scaffolding During Discussions About Conception

Children's Representations of Attachment and Positive Teacher–Child Relationships