Attachment representations in 7-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: Associations with mental disorders and daily functioning: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 7-A population-based cohort study.
Maja GregersenDitte EllersgaardAnne SøndergaardCamilla ChristianiNicoline HemagerKatrine Søborg SpangBirgitte Klee BurtonMd Jamal UddinJessica OhlandDitte GantriisAja GreveCarsten HjorthøjOle MorsKerstin Jessica PlessenMerete NordentoftLars ClemmensenJens Richardt Møllegaard JepsenAnne Amalie Elgaard ThorupPublished in: Scandinavian journal of psychology (2023)
Familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder is not associated with less secure or more insecure attachment at age 7. Insecure and disorganized attachment representations index risk of mental disorders and poorer functioning. Secure attachment may be a protective factor against mental disorders in children at FHR-SZ. Validation of the SSAP is needed.