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Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2/2015

01-04-2015 | Original Article

Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Disrupted Representations, Maternal Interactive Behavior and Infant Attachment: A Comparison Between Full-Term and Preterm Dyads

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 2/2015

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Abstract

This prospective study examined whether or not a mother’s representations of her infant were more often disrupted after premature childbirth. Furthermore, the study examined if different components of maternal interactive behavior mediated the relation between maternal disrupted representations and infant attachment. The participants were mothers of full-term (n = 75), moderately preterm (n = 68) and very preterm infants (n = 67). Maternal representations were assessed by the Working Model of the Child Interview at 6 months post-partum. Maternal interactive behavior was evaluated at 6 and 24 months post-partum, using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Care Research Network mother–infant observation scales. Infant attachment was observed at 24 months post-partum and was coded by the Attachment Q-Set. The results reveal that a premature childbirth does not necessarily generate disrupted maternal representations of the infant. Furthermore, maternal interactive behavior appears to be an important mechanism through which maternal representations influence the development of infant attachment in full-term and preterm infants. Early assessment of maternal representations can identify mother–infant dyads at risk, in full-term and preterm samples.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Disrupted Representations, Maternal Interactive Behavior and Infant Attachment: A Comparison Between Full-Term and Preterm Dyads
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2015
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-014-0473-3

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