Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal

Karlen Lyons-Ruth; Jean Francois Bureau; M. Ann Easterbrooks; Ingrid Obsuth; Kate Hennighausen; Lauriane Vulliez-Coady

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Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal

Karlen Lyons-Ruth^*, Jean Francois Bureau, M. Ann Easterbrooks, Ingrid Obsuth, Kate Hennighausen, Lauriane Vulliez-Coady

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The current paper expands on Ainsworth's seminal construct of maternal sensitivity by exploring the developmental pathways associated with one particular form of insensitivity: maternal withdrawal. Drawing on longitudinal data from infancy to age 20 in a high-risk cohort, we highlight how maternal withdrawal over the first eight years of life is associated with child caregiving behavior and with maternal role confusion, as well as with features of borderline and antisocial personality disorders. We also present evidence for the specificity of this pathway in relation to other aspects of maternal insensitivity and other aspects of child adaptation. To illuminate these pathways we both review recent published work and report new findings on the middle childhood and adolescent components of these trajectories. Finally, we consider the implications for assessment of maternal behavior in high-risk samples and indicate directions for productive future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Maternal Sensitivity
Subtitle of host publication	Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Editors	Inge Bretherton, Everett Waters , Klaus Grossman , Karin Grossman
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	120-140
Number of pages	21
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317608868, 9781315749365
ISBN (Print)	9781138810716, 9780367739263
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315749365-9
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2016

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Lyons-Ruth, K., Bureau, J. F., Ann Easterbrooks, M., Obsuth, I., Hennighausen, K., & Vulliez-Coady, L. (2016). Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal. In I. Bretherton, E. Waters , K. Grossman , & K. Grossman (Eds.), Maternal Sensitivity: Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications (1st ed., pp. 120-140). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315749365-9

Lyons-Ruth, Karlen ; Bureau, Jean Francois ; Ann Easterbrooks, M. et al. / Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity : Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal. Maternal Sensitivity: Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. editor / Inge Bretherton ; Everett Waters ; Klaus Grossman ; Karin Grossman . 1st. ed. London : Routledge, 2016. pp. 120-140

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Lyons-Ruth, K, Bureau, JF, Ann Easterbrooks, M, Obsuth, I, Hennighausen, K & Vulliez-Coady, L 2016, Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal. in I Bretherton, E Waters , K Grossman & K Grossman (eds), Maternal Sensitivity: Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. 1st edn, Routledge, London, pp. 120-140. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315749365-9

Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal. / Lyons-Ruth, Karlen; Bureau, Jean Francois; Ann Easterbrooks, M. et al.
Maternal Sensitivity: Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. ed. / Inge Bretherton; Everett Waters ; Klaus Grossman ; Karin Grossman . 1st. ed. London: Routledge, 2016. p. 120-140.

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Lyons-Ruth K, Bureau JF, Ann Easterbrooks M, Obsuth I, Hennighausen K, Vulliez-Coady L. Parsing the construct of maternal insensitivity: Distinct longitudinal pathways associated with early maternal withdrawal. In Bretherton I, Waters E, Grossman K, Grossman K, editors, Maternal Sensitivity: Mary Ainsworth's Enduring Influence on Attachment Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. 1st ed. London: Routledge. 2016. p. 120-140 doi: 10.4324/9781315749365-9

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