La qualité de la relation mère-enfant : facteur de protection contre le tempérament difficile et les comportements perturbateurs?
Mother-child relationship has an influence on children’s development. This study aims  to verify if maternal sensitivity moderates the expression of a difficult temperament at 9  months, and if a secure or insecure attachment relationship with the mother moderates the development of disruptive behaviors in 24 month-old children. Data come from the study «La mère veille». The sample includes 96 teenage mothers (14-19 years old) recruited from two different resources: A specialized school for teenage mothers and a group home. Multiple regression analyses did not confirm the moderating role of maternal sensitivity in the expression of child difficult temperament at 9 months. Analyses nevertheless demonstrated a predictive relation between secure/insecure attachment and disruptive behaviors at 24 months: Children who had developed a secure attachment relationship with their mother were less likely to exhibit disruptive behaviors at 2 years. The current results did not support the hypothesis of a moderating role of attachment security.
difficult temperament disruptive behavior maternal sensitivity secure attachement insecure attachement mother-child relation adolescent mothers