Building infant–mother attachment: the relationship between attachment style, socio‐emotional well‐being and maternal representations

Autor: María Pía Santelices, María Eugenia Araneda, Chamarrita Farkas
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 28:30-43
ISSN: 1469-672X
0264-6838
DOI: 10.1080/02646830903294987
Popis: The pilot study explored differences in maternal representations between primiparous pregnant woman with different attachment styles and different levels of socio‐emotional well‐being. The sample included 55 pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 38, between 4 and 7 months pregnant. Representations were assessed using the ‘R’ Interview, attachment styles using the CaMir, and socio‐emotional well‐being using the OQ‐45.2. According to the results, prenatal representation of own mother‐as‐mother may be significantly related with pregnant women’s attachment experiences, but this representation may not be significantly related to the woman’s prenatal socio‐emotional well‐being. On the other hand, representation of the child and self‐as‐mother may not be significantly related to attachment experiences, but rather with prenatal socio‐emotional well‐being. This implies that the prenatal socio‐emotional context plays a great role as a protective factor with respect to the representations of the child and self‐a...
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