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• The concordance between mother-infant attachment at 18 months and maternal attachment 10 years later among married and single mothers

  Published in:

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 21, Page: 154-170,Psychological Society of Ireland/Cumann Siceolaithe Eireann

  Publication Date:

  2000

  Aims & Objectives:

  The aim of this study was to report on the concordance between mother-infant attachment at 18 months and maternal attachment 10 years later among married and single mothers

  Abstract:

  Examined the concordance between infant-mother attachment at 18 mo, assessed in the Strange Situation, and maternal representations of attachment, assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview over 10 yrs later. Ss were 20 mother-infant dyads selected for heterogeneity, and included 15 infants classified secure and 5 classified insecure at 18 mo. 12 mothers were married (mean age 25 yrs) and 8 were single (mean age 20 yrs). Results show that the concordance between mother-infant attachment was low. For the 3 "organized" categories (avoidant/dismissing, secure/secure, and resistant/preoccupied), the match was 35% for the 2-way secure-insecure split, and 30% for the 3 categories. Mother-infant concordance was significantly higher for the married-mother (50%) than the single-mother group (12.5%). For the infants, there was a somewhat above-average proportion of secure classifications (75%). The distribution of secure classifications was different for married (67%) and single mothers (25%) for the 3-category system. The proportion of preoccupied classifications (63%) among the single mothers was unusually high. Contextual constraints discussed include marital status, multiple caretaker environments, high maternal grandmother involvement, and previous experience of infant caretaking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

  Authors:

  Maureen Gaffney; Sheila M. Greene; Dorit Wieczorek-Deering; J. Kevin Nugent

  Study Type:

  Study Papers » Cohort Study » Analytical Studies

  Notes:

  0303-3910 Accession Number: 2002-10476-004. First Author & Affiliation: Gaffney, Maureen; Trinity Coll, Dublin, Ireland. Other Journal Title: Irish Journal of Psychology. Release Date: 20020313. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Attachment Behavior; Marital Status; Mother Child Relations; Mothers; Single Mothers. Minor Descriptor: Dyads; Infant Development. Classification: Psychosocial & Personality Development (2840) . Population: Human (10) Female (40) . Location: Ireland. Age Group: Childhood (birth-12 yrs) (100) Infancy (2-23 mo) (140) Adulthood (18 yrs & older) (300) . Methodology: Empirical Study; Followup Study. References Available: Y.

  Categories:

  mother-infant attachment

  International Classification:

  Other - mother-infant attachment

  Keywords:

  • Attachment Behavior
  • Dyads
  • Infant Development
  • infant mother attachment
  • insecure attachment
  • Marital Status
  • married mothers
  • Mother Child Relations
  • mother-infant dyads
  • Mothers
  • secure attachment
  • single mothers
  • subsequent maternal attachment

  
  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland (Dublin Child Developement Study)