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<p>Children housed in Child Protection Centres (CPC) have typically been exposed to maltreatment and disrupted caregiving environments, contributing to an accumulation of personal and familial risk factors that may compromise their mental well-being. Despite this heightened vulnerability, few studies have examined their characteristics in terms of attachment, mentalizing capacity (MC), and emerging borderline personality features (EBPF).&#xa0;The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess group differences in attachment style, MC, and EBPF between CPC children and a community group (CG).&#xa0;The study includes 33 school-age CPC children (<i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 9.91, <i>SD</i> = 1.55) and 36 CG children (<i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 8.28, <i>SD</i> = 1.49).&#xa0;Participants completed a semi-structured interview to assess attachment style, security and organization, and MC. They also answered a self-report survey to assess EBPF. Chi-square and analyses of variance were used to investigate group differences.&#xa0;CPC children had significantly less secure (CPC: -2.3 standard deviation of residuals (SD<sub>r</sub>), CG: 2.1 SD<sub>r</sub>) and more insecure-disorganized (CPC: 2.6 SD<sub>r</sub>, CG: -2.4 SD<sub>r</sub>) attachment (χ<sup>2</sup> = 21.95, <i>p</i> = .001), lower levels of MC (<i>F</i>(1,67) = 15.42, <i>p</i> = .001) and higher levels of EBPF (<i>F</i>(1,64) = 5.295, <i>p</i> = .025) compared to CG ones.&#xa0;Findings support the clinical validity of EBPF in CPC children and offer modifiable targets regarding attachment security and MC for early prevention and intervention.</p>

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Attachment, Emerging Borderline Personality Features and Mentalizing Capacity: A Comparative Analysis in Maltreated and Community Children

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    2026年5月13日

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  • Eric Pui Hon Wong,
  • Miguel M. Terradas,
  • Maxime Labonté

摘要

Children housed in Child Protection Centres (CPC) have typically been exposed to maltreatment and disrupted caregiving environments, contributing to an accumulation of personal and familial risk factors that may compromise their mental well-being. Despite this heightened vulnerability, few studies have examined their characteristics in terms of attachment, mentalizing capacity (MC), and emerging borderline personality features (EBPF). The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess group differences in attachment style, MC, and EBPF between CPC children and a community group (CG). The study includes 33 school-age CPC children (Mage = 9.91, SD = 1.55) and 36 CG children (Mage = 8.28, SD = 1.49). Participants completed a semi-structured interview to assess attachment style, security and organization, and MC. They also answered a self-report survey to assess EBPF. Chi-square and analyses of variance were used to investigate group differences. CPC children had significantly less secure (CPC: -2.3 standard deviation of residuals (SDr), CG: 2.1 SDr) and more insecure-disorganized (CPC: 2.6 SDr, CG: -2.4 SDr) attachment (χ2 = 21.95, p = .001), lower levels of MC (F(1,67) = 15.42, p = .001) and higher levels of EBPF (F(1,64) = 5.295, p = .025) compared to CG ones. Findings support the clinical validity of EBPF in CPC children and offer modifiable targets regarding attachment security and MC for early prevention and intervention.