AUTHOR=Hutchings Judy , Williams Margiad E. , Leijten Patty 

TITLE=Attachment, behavior problems and interventions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry/articles/10.3389/frcha.2023.1156407

DOI=10.3389/frcha.2023.1156407

ISSN=2813-4540

ABSTRACT=<p>This paper puts forward an explanation for the frequent co-occurrence of attachment and behavior problems in children and the implications of this for interventions; presents preliminary evidence that some behaviorally based parenting programs reduce child behavior problems through two separate, but mutually reinforcing, processes—improved attachment relationships and increased parental use of behavior management techniques; and suggests next steps for the field to improve outcomes for those children who, without interventions that addresses both relationship building and behavior management, are at risk of significant long-term difficulties.</p>