Sviluppo socio-emotivo e rischio psicosociale in età scolare: il ruolo dell’attaccamento ABSTRACT: Children growing up in disadvantaged conditions are often exposed to other developmental risk, such as insecure attachment relationshipsThe effects of both social conditions and insecure attachment on socio-emotional infant development have been frequently studied. This study examined a sample of 65 children, including a group at psychosocial risk, compared to a control group, and confirms that they tend to be more insecure. The results also show that social conditions, the quality of the attachment bond and the gender of scholars have specific effects on several aspects of infant socio-emotional development and on the quality of their friendships. Keywords: psychosocial risk; attachment; socio-emotional development; friendship

Elisabetta Costantino, Rosalinda Cassibba, Gaetanella Liso, Sergio Gatto, Silvia Godelli, in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 3/2007, pp. 5-26, DOI: