title: [Attachment Patterns and their Relation to the Development of Anxiety Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence].
abstract: From the perspective of attachment theory, insecure attachment can be seen as a key risk factor for the development of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders. This systematic review addresses the current state of empirical research on the relationship between attachment status and anxiety symptoms respective anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence. 21 current international studies published between 2010 and 2014 were included in this systematic review. These studies were heterogeneous in target populations, methods and study design. The majority of studies supported the assumed correlation between insecure attachment and anxiety symptoms or anxiety disorders. These findings are more evident in studies with school-age children than with preschool children or adolescents. Furthermore, the disorganized-disoriented type of attachment seems to be a particular risk factor for the development of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders. Results were discussed in relation to attachment theory and with reference to the results of previous relevant reviews.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Achtergarde
authors.affiliation: Klinik fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychosomatik und -psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Munster, Schmeddingstrase 50, 48149 Munster;
authors.forename: Jörg Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Postert
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wessing
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D019962:Reactive Attachment Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: anxiety; anxiety disorders; attachment; attachment security; attachment theory