Parental perception of effectiveness of Q-sort methodology in measuring attachment in children with atypical behaviors

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dc.contributor.authorHosch, India A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSawyers, Janet K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFu, Victoria R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBird, Gloria W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBenson, Mark J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, John K.en
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:13:00Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:13:00Zen
dc.date.issued1995-04-27en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of the Attachment Behavior Q-Sort in measuring attachment in children with atypical behaviors was examined in this study. Data collected from interviews, structured and unstructured observation, and parental sorting of the Q-Sort by ten families provided insight about the effectiveness of the instrument and attachment behaviors. The Maternal Behavior Q-Sort was also completed by the investigator to provide additional information about maternal qualities in this population. Results of this study indicate the Attachment Behavior Q-Sort with modification of some statements may be effective in measuring attachment behaviors of some members of this population. Because this instrument uses aspects of mobility to measure attachment behaviors, its usage with children who have mild to severe limitations in physical mobility is very questionable. Additional findings indicate social support may be a factor in influencing the interaction patterns of mothers and thus may also impact on the development of the attachment relationship.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 225 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-160422en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-160422/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38145en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1995.H673.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32877878en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmeasurement instrumentsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1995.H673en
dc.titleParental perception of effectiveness of Q-sort methodology in measuring attachment in children with atypical behaviorsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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