TY - JOUR
T1 - How children remember the Strange Situation: The role of attachment
AU - Chae, Yoojin
AU - Goodman, Miranda
AU - Goodman, Gail
AU - Troxel, Natalie
AU - McWilliams, Kelly
AU - Thompson, Ross
AU - Shaver, Phillip
AU - Widaman, Keith
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This study tested predictions from Bowlby’s attachment theory about children’s memory and suggestibility. Young children (3–5 years old, N = 88; 76% Caucasians) and their parents took part in the Strange Situation Procedure, a moderately distressing event and “gold standard” for assessing children’s attachment quality. The children were then interviewed about what occurred during the event. Children’s age and attachment security scores positively predicted correct information in free recall and accuracy in answering specific questions. For children with higher (vs. lower) attachment security scores, greater distress observed during the Strange Situation Procedure predicted increased resistance to misleading suggestions. In addition, for children who displayed relatively low distress during the Strange Situation Procedure, significant age differences in memory and suggestibility emerged as expected. However, for children who displayed greater distress during the Strange Situation Proce
AB - This study tested predictions from Bowlby’s attachment theory about children’s memory and suggestibility. Young children (3–5 years old, N = 88; 76% Caucasians) and their parents took part in the Strange Situation Procedure, a moderately distressing event and “gold standard” for assessing children’s attachment quality. The children were then interviewed about what occurred during the event. Children’s age and attachment security scores positively predicted correct information in free recall and accuracy in answering specific questions. For children with higher (vs. lower) attachment security scores, greater distress observed during the Strange Situation Procedure predicted increased resistance to misleading suggestions. In addition, for children who displayed relatively low distress during the Strange Situation Procedure, significant age differences in memory and suggestibility emerged as expected. However, for children who displayed greater distress during the Strange Situation Proce
M3 - Article
SP - 360
EP - 379
JO - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
ER -