Tom Jewell1, Tessa Gardner2, Karima Susi3, Kate Watchorn4, Emily Coopey5, Mima Simic6, Peter Fonagy4, Ivan Eisler6. 1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College, London, United Kingdom; Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tom.1.jewell@kcl.ac.uk. 2. Anna Freud Centre, London, United Kingdom. 3. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, Leicester, United Kingdom; University of Oxford, Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training, Oxford, United Kingdom. 4. University College London, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, United Kingdom. 5. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, Leicester, United Kingdom. 6. Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Attachment theory proposes that humans develop representations of self and other in early childhood which are relatively stable across the life-course, and play a key role in psychological adaptation. However, to date, the psychometric properties of attachment measures in middle childhood and adolescence have not been evaluated in a systematic review. METHOD: A systematic review (PROSPERO ID: CRD42017057772) was conducted using COSMIN criteria. Two researchers independently searched MEDLINE, PsychINFO and Embase databases for relevant articles. RESULTS: Fifty-four studies were included in the review. The methodological quality of studies was typically fair or poor, with only a small number of studies being rated as of good or excellent quality. The measurement properties of attachment measures in this age group were frequently rated as inadequate according to COSMIN criteria. The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) has the best psychometric properties of the interview and projective measures, and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) the best evidence of the self-report measures. Overall, the evidence for the CAI and IPPA included both positive and negative findings relating to adequacy of measurement properties. CONCLUSIONS: Attachment measures in middle childhood and adolescence currently have limited evidence for the adequacy of their psychometric properties.
BACKGROUND: Attachment theory proposes that humans develop representations of self and other in early childhood which are relatively stable across the life-course, and play a key role in psychological adaptation. However, to date, the psychometric properties of attachment measures in middle childhood and adolescence have not been evaluated in a systematic review. METHOD: A systematic review (PROSPERO ID: CRD42017057772) was conducted using COSMIN criteria. Two researchers independently searched MEDLINE, PsychINFO and Embase databases for relevant articles. RESULTS: Fifty-four studies were included in the review. The methodological quality of studies was typically fair or poor, with only a small number of studies being rated as of good or excellent quality. The measurement properties of attachment measures in this age group were frequently rated as inadequate according to COSMIN criteria. The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) has the best psychometric properties of the interview and projective measures, and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) the best evidence of the self-report measures. Overall, the evidence for the CAI and IPPA included both positive and negative findings relating to adequacy of measurement properties. CONCLUSIONS: Attachment measures in middle childhood and adolescence currently have limited evidence for the adequacy of their psychometric properties.
Authors: Martine W F T Verhees; Chloë Finet; Sien Vandesande; Margot Bastin; Patricia Bijttebier; Nadja Bodner; Tanya Van Aswegen; Magali Van de Walle; Guy Bosmans Journal: J Youth Adolesc Date: 2021-04-01
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