Mothers with mild levels of intellectual disability (ID)

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Evidence profile

Stated in the abstract and cells research gap sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2019 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 98 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Mothers With Mild Levels of Intellectual Disability: Emotion-Interpretation, Traumatization, and Child Attachment Representations (2021) · American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities · cited 4× · doi

  Although mothers with mild levels of intellectual disability (ID) are at heightened risk for trauma and emotion-interpretation difficulties, and their children for attachment insecurity, corresponding links in this population have not been examined.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: mothers mild levels intellectual disability heightened risk trauma emotion interpretation difficulties children attachment insecurity corresponding
• Annelerin Yetişkin Bağlanma Stilleri ile Çocukların Bağlanma Güvenliği, Akran İlişkileri, Sosyal ve Duygu Düzenleme Becerileri Arasındaki İlişki (2026) · Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between mothers' adult attachment styles and children's attachment security, peer relationships, social skills, and emotional regulation skills. - The research aims to address this gap by investigating the mechanism by which mothers' attachment styles shape children's developmental outcomes.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature regarding relationship between mothers
• The Effect of Father and Child Bonding on Children’s Emotional Development Through Emotion Regulation as a Mediating Variable (2026) · BASICA · doi

  There is a lack of understanding of the effect of father and child bonding on children's emotional development through emotion regulation. - Previous studies have not examined the mediating role of emotion regulation in the association between father-child bonding and children's emotional development.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack understanding effect father child bonding children
• Maternal depression and infant attachment security: A meta‐analysis (2019) · Infant Mental Health Journal · cited 94× · doi

  Results of this study demonstrate that there is a significant relationship between maternal depression and infant attachment nonsecurity, and suggest that interventions that focus on both maternal mental health and the attachment relationship are warranted.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: relationship maternal attachment demonstrate there significant depression infant nonsecurity suggest interventions focus mental health warranted

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