Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 28-37.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.01.04

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The Impact of Maternal Attachment Style on Attachment of Children with ASD: The Mediating Role of Maternal Parenting Style

HOU Yujia1, YAN Tingrui2, DENG Meng1   

  1. 1. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Department of Moral Education, Psychology and Special Education, National Institute of Education Science, Beijing 100080
  • Published:2020-02-05

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Abstract: The current study investigated the impact of maternal attachment and parenting style on attachment in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and explored the mediation effects of maternal parenting style on the relationship between maternal attachment and attachment in children with ASD. The results revealed that:(1) The average score of attachment in children with ASD exceeded the theoretical median value, indicating that children with ASD could establish well attachment relationships with their mothers. Specifically, greater severity of autistic symptom was consistently associated with lower attachment security. (2) The quality of attachment in children with ASD was negatively related to maternal attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety and maternal control, and positively related to maternal care and maternal encourage autonomy. (3) Maternal care partly mediated the relationship between maternal attachment avoidance and attachment in children with ASD. Moreover, Maternal care and maternal control played fully mediated roles between maternal attachment anxiety and attachment in children with ASD.

Key words: children with autism spectrum disorder, attachment, parenting style

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