Maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems: Attachment security as a protective factor

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579421001802

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2022

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Whittenburg, P. N., Stern, J. A., Brett, B. E., Straske, M. D., Cassidy, J., Whittenburg, P. N., Stern, J. A., Brett, B. E., Straske, M. D., & Cassidy, J. (2022). Maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems: Attachment security as a protective factor. Development and Psychopathology, 35(2), 678�688. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579421001802

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https://doi.org/10.13016/sudu-ud2n

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Maternal depressive symptoms (MDS) have been linked to both child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Theory suggests that child attachment security may be a protective factor against the negative effects of MDS. This study examined child attachment security as a buffer of the link between MDS and child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems at two time points in a predominantly African American sample. Participants included mothers (

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http://hdl.handle.net/1903/35784

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