The impact of maternal characteristics and contextual variables on infant-mother attachment

被引:120
作者
Huth-Bocks, AC
Levendosky, AA
Bogat, GA
von Eye, A
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[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Psychiat, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00688.x
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G44 [教育心理学];
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0402 ; 040202 ;
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This prospective study examined the effects of maternal characteristics, social support, and risk factors on infant-mother attachment in a heterogeneous sample. Two hundred and six women between the ages of 18 and 40 were interviewed during their last trimester of pregnancy and 1 year postpartum. Structural equation modeling revealed that maternal attachment experiences were significantly related to prenatal representations of the infant and of the self as a mother, which were significantly related to infant-mother attachment assessed by the Strange Situation. Maternal risk factors were significantly related to prenatal representations, and social support from other women predicted infant-mother attachment. The overall model indicated a good fit. Thus, both individual and contextual factors were important in explaining infant attachment security.
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