Parenting and Special Education, KU Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 32 - box 3765, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
School Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102 - box 3717, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Behav Res Ther. 2017 Mar;90:137-146. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.12.002. Epub 2016 Dec 8.
It has been suggested that an increased attentional focus on the mother should be maladaptive in middle childhood. However, the effect of a more narrow attentional field around the mother may depend on the mother-child relationship. The current study tested whether a more narrow attentional field around the mother is mainly maladaptive for children who tend to think repetitively about their mother (RTm) during distress. More specifically, it investigates whether RTm during distress provides the context in which an increased attentional focus on the mother is linked to depressive symptoms in middle childhood. RTm was measured using a self-report questionnaire. The breadth of children's attentional field around the mother was measured with the Attentional Breadth Task. This computer task assesses the extent to which children have a more narrow attentional field around the mother compared to unfamiliar women. Results of the current study (N = 157) support the hypothesis that 9-12 year old children who have a more narrow attentional field around the mother and who at the same time report more RTm during distress, have more depressive symptoms.
有人认为，在儿童中期，过度关注母亲可能是不合适的。然而，母亲周围更狭窄的注意力范围的影响可能取决于母子关系。本研究测试了在困境中更频繁地思考母亲的儿童（RTm），母亲周围更狭窄的注意力范围是否主要是不合适的。更具体地说，它调查了在困境中 RTm 是否为过度关注母亲与儿童中期抑郁症状相关提供了背景。RTm 使用自我报告问卷进行测量。儿童对母亲注意力范围的广度使用注意力广度任务进行测量。这个计算机任务评估了与不熟悉的女性相比，儿童对母亲的注意力范围有多窄。当前研究（N=157）的结果支持这样的假设，即 9-12 岁的儿童，如果他们对母亲的注意力范围更窄，同时在困境中报告更多的 RTm，那么他们的抑郁症状就会更多。
