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Attachment representations in high intellectual potential (HIP) children compared to non-HIP children during development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

S. Hamdioui  and
L. Vaivre-Douret
S. Hamdioui
Affiliation:
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM Unit 1018-CESP, Villejuif
L. Vaivre-Douret*
Affiliation:
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM Unit 1018-CESP, Villejuif 2Faculty of Health, Department of Medicine, University of Paris Cité 3Chair of Neurodevelopmental Clinical Phenotyping, Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) 4Necker Enfants Malades University hospital, AP-HP. Centre 5Department of Endocrinology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, IMAGINE Institute, Paris, France
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*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The studies about developmental bases of attachment in healthy children with high intellectual potential (HIP) are rare.Moreover, the literature underline socio-emotional disorders in HIP and difficulties with behavioral adjustment of parents.

Objectives

We aimed to explore the developmental trajectory of attachment in HIP children without psychological or learning disorders.

Methods

The french version of the Adolescent-Unresolved-Attachment-Questionnaire (QANRA: internal consistency=0.74-0.82; test-retest =0.58-0.83) was analyzed in 80 healthy children (50 HIP with IQ>130 vs. 30 non-HIP), aged 7-to-13-years-old (mean 10y; SD 1.8). All children were recruited in private and public schools in Paris.

Results

There was no significant difference between the groups. However, when we looked at the developmental trajectory by distinguishing the period of adolescence [7-10 years (56% in the HIP group vs. 53% in the non-HIP); 11-13 years (44% in the HIP group vs. 47% in the non-HIP)], we have noted a significantly early integration of resolved attachment in the HIP children that seems to remain stable in adolescence.

Conclusions

Our findings highlight the early onset of attachment with a harmony of intellectual/psycho-affective development in HIP children without skipping stages, but more quickly and effectively. This could potentially be explained by their cognitive abilities, particularly the theory of mind and the executive functions, known to be significantly more efficient in HIP children without neurodevelopmental disorders.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S442 - S443
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