The role of attachment between caregiver and child in oppositional defiant disorder

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Don MacDonald, Ph.D.

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Marriage and Family Therapy

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The purpose of our study is to examine the relationship between a child's quality of attachment with their caregiver and the child's oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms. The quality of the parent-child relationship plays an important role in creating behavior problems. DeKlyen (1996) writes that maternal attachment may influence the development of behavior problems. Our hope is to gain more insight into factors that contribute to a child's ODD symptoms, and whether that insight can inform interventions. We hypothesize that children with more ODD symptoms will have caregivers with insecure attachment styles and a worse relationship quality with the caregivers.

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The role of attachment between caregiver and child in oppositional defiant disorder

The purpose of our study is to examine the relationship between a child's quality of attachment with their caregiver and the child's oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms. The quality of the parent-child relationship plays an important role in creating behavior problems. DeKlyen (1996) writes that maternal attachment may influence the development of behavior problems. Our hope is to gain more insight into factors that contribute to a child's ODD symptoms, and whether that insight can inform interventions. We hypothesize that children with more ODD symptoms will have caregivers with insecure attachment styles and a worse relationship quality with the caregivers.

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