Maternal discourse, attachment-related risk, and current risk factors: Associations with maternal parenting behavior during foster care visits

Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan; Sarah C. Mangelsdorf; Wendy L. Haight; James E. Black; Margaret Szewczyk Sokolowski; Grace Giorgio; Lakshmi Tata

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2006.12.005

Maternal discourse, attachment-related risk, and current risk factors: Associations with maternal parenting behavior during foster care visits

Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, Wendy L. Haight, James E. Black, Margaret Szewczyk Sokolowski, Grace Giorgio, Lakshmi Tata

Social Work (Twin Cities)

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This study examined relations among mothers' discourse about experiences in their families of origin and with child protective services (CPS), attachment-related and current risk factors, and the quality of mothers' parenting behavior with their young children during supervised visits. Twenty-nine 2- to 6-year-old children in foster care and their biological mothers participated. Clinical interviews with mothers assessed the quality of maternal discourse and the presence of risk factors. Videotaped observations of visits between mothers and their children assessed parenting behaviors. Results revealed that mothers who discussed their experiences in a coherent and flexible manner and expressed affection for their children in their discourse were more supportive of their children's socioemotional functioning during visits. Moreover, in addition to current risk factors such as substance abuse and mental illness, mothers' experience of attachment-related risk factors in childhood or adolescence was particularly important for understanding the quality of their discourse and parenting behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	149-165
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2006.12.005
State	Published - Mar 2007

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This study was funded by a grant from the Children and Family Research Center, a collaboration between the University of Illinois School of Social Work and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Portions of this paper were presented at the 2005 National Council on Family Relations Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Keywords

Attachment
Discourse
Foster care
Parent visitation
Parenting

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Schoppe-Sullivan, S. J., Mangelsdorf, S. C., Haight, W. L., Black, J. E., Sokolowski, M. S., Giorgio, G., & Tata, L. (2007). Maternal discourse, attachment-related risk, and current risk factors: Associations with maternal parenting behavior during foster care visits. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 28(2), 149-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2006.12.005

Maternal discourse, attachment-related risk, and current risk factors: Associations with maternal parenting behavior during foster care visits. / Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah J.; Mangelsdorf, Sarah C.; Haight, Wendy L. et al.
In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 03.2007, p. 149-165.

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