PASYCHOLOGY Echolalia and Its Relationship to Psychological Lucidity and Insecure Attachment in a Sample of Normal Children

Abstract

The current study aimed to explore the relationship between echolalia and both psychological lucidity and insecure attachment in a sample of children. The study adopted the descriptive associative approach, and the study sample consisted of (176) children from the city of Riyadh. Echolalia, psychological lucidity, and insecure attachment scales prepared by the researcher were used. The results of the study concluded that there was a positive correlation between ecologic and psychological lucidity in children, whereas an inverse correlation between echolalia and insecure attachment in children was detected. It was also found that there was an inverse relationship between psychological lucidity and insecure attachment among the children of the study sample. The current study recommends directing psychological counseling centers to provide counseling programs for the development of psychological purity and directing the social workers at schools to hold courses and training programs to develop the values of tolerance and friendliness among ordinary children. It also recommends that social and family relations, and care for normal children with echolalia should be balanced by both the family and caregivers.