William James Center for Research, ISPA, 1100-287 Lisbon, Portugal.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 15;20(4):3399. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043399.
The security of attachment has been related to several advantageous developmental outcomes, such as good sleep quality and higher well-being indicators. However, few studies concern the associations between attachment dimensions to both parents, sleep, and well-being in late middle childhood. Our study aims to expand knowledge in this area, clarifying the above-mentioned associations by considering the secure base and safe haven dimensions of attachment. We also investigate the role of sleep as a mediator of the relationship between attachment and well-being. The 258 participants (49.2% girls, mean age = 11.19, = 0.85) completed self-report questionnaires regarding attachment (KSS), sleep (SSR), and well-being (CHIP-CE). The results show significant associations between attachment to both parents (0.40 ** ≤ ≤ 0.61 **) and between attachment security, sleep (-0.21 ** ≤ ≤ -0.35 **) and child well-being (0.42 ** ≤ ≤ 0.47 **). Besides, sleep quality partially mediated the relations between all attachment dimensions to both parents and well-being. The results are discussed in light of attachment theory, focusing on the comparison between attachment to mother and father as a valid framework to unravel differences in child well-being, with sleep as a process that can help to explain the mechanisms through which attachment security enables subjective perceptions of well-being.
依恋的安全性与许多有利的发展结果有关，例如良好的睡眠质量和更高的幸福感指标。然而，很少有研究关注父母双方的依恋维度、睡眠和幸福感在儿童后期之间的关系。我们的研究旨在扩展这一领域的知识，通过考虑依恋的安全基地和安全港维度来澄清上述关联。我们还研究了睡眠作为依恋与幸福感之间关系的中介的作用。258 名参与者（49.2%为女孩，平均年龄= 11.19， = 0.85）完成了关于依恋（KSS）、睡眠（SSR）和幸福感（CHIP-CE）的自我报告问卷。结果表明，父母双方的依恋（0.40 **≤ ≤0.61 **）之间以及依恋安全性、睡眠（-0.21 **≤ ≤-0.35 **）与儿童幸福感（0.42 **≤ ≤0.47 **）之间存在显著关联。此外，睡眠质量部分中介了所有父母双方依恋维度与幸福感之间的关系。结果根据依恋理论进行了讨论，重点比较了依恋母亲和父亲作为揭示儿童幸福感差异的有效框架，以及睡眠作为可以帮助解释依恋安全性如何使主观幸福感感知成为可能的机制的过程。
