Abstract
Literature suggests that child attachment and anxiety symptoms are related. One purpose of the present study was to assess whether attachment patterns related differently to separation anxiety symptoms (fear of being alone, and fear of abandonment). Three attachment patterns assessed were secure, avoidant and ambivalent attachment. Findings indicated that ambivalent attachment was most consistently related with higher separation anxiety symptom. And also, different associations were found between the three patterns of attachment and separation anxiety symptoms. In conclusion, those mothers who were consistently responsive and supportive are more responsible for the child’s health.
Highlights
Separation anxiety is defined as a negative emotion or feeling like loneliness, lose or sadness experienced when children are separated from their attachment figure (Cassidy & Shaver, 1999)
Correlations were computed to examine the significant association between attachment pattern and separation anxiety symptoms in children
Based on Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale- Child version (SAAS-C) cut point with regard to separation anxiety symptoms, the children were classified into two groups
Summary
Separation anxiety is defined as a negative emotion or feeling like loneliness, lose or sadness experienced when children are separated from their attachment figure (Cassidy & Shaver, 1999). The concept refers to a developmental stage when children experience anxiety due to separation from a primary caregiver usually the mother (Spencer, 2006). Bowlby (1969) proposed that infants who experience separation from a caregiver demonstrate some behavior characteristics like crying, chasing and calling. The goal of these tantrums is to end separation and permit a return to close proximity with the caregiver. As a result of this intimacy seeking behaviors, infants increase their life chances
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