Attachment, depression, and cortisol: Deviant patterns in insecure-resistant and disorganized infants

Maartje P.C.M. Luijk; Nathalie Saridjan; Anne Tharner; Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn; Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg; Vincent W.V. Jaddoe; Albert Hofman; Frank C. Verhulst; Henning Tiemeier

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Attachment, depression, and cortisol: Deviant patterns in insecure-resistant and disorganized infants

Maartje P.C.M. Luijk, Nathalie Saridjan, Anne Tharner, Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Frank C. Verhulst, Henning Tiemeier

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Both attachment insecurity and maternal depression are thought to affect infants' emotional and physiological regulation. In the current study, Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) attachment classifications, and cortisol stress reactivity and diurnal rhythm were assessed at 14 months in a prospective cohort study of 369 mother-infant dyads. Maternal lifetime depression was diagnosed prenatally using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Insecure-resistant infants showed the largest increase in cortisol levels from pre-to post-SSP; the effect was even stronger when they had depressive mothers. Disorganized children showed a more flattened diurnal cortisol pattern compared to nondisorganized children. Findings are discussed from the perspective of a cumulative risk model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-452
Number of pages	12
Journal	Developmental Psychobiology
Volume	52
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.20446
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010

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Attachment
Cortisol
Diurnal rhythm
Infant
Maternal depression
Parents
Stress reactivity

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Attachment, depression, and cortisol: Deviant patterns in insecure-resistant and disorganized infants

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