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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"infant attachment"”.
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Linking child care to infant attachment : what lies in-between?
… in non-maternal child care and security of motherinfant attachment in early infancy. <br></br><br></br>Design: Prospective. Methods: The participants for this study were 67 mothers and their infants enrolled in a large scale prospective study. The first 100 women were sent a letter outlining the …
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Factors Related to Changes in Infant Attachment Security: A Test of the Differential Susceptibility Hypothesis
A major tenet of attachment theory is that the stability of the caregiving environment drives the stability of infant attachment security. The research investigating the factors related to the stability and change of infant attachment is limited by its lack attention to infant characteristics …
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Are Holding Patterns Predictive of Infant Attachment Classification in 12 to 18 Month Old Infants?
Research investigating infant attachment has demonstrated the benefits of infants' secure attachment to their mothers. While Ainsworth (1973) has determined four maternal behaviors, tender holding, stimulation, contingent responding and maternal sensitivity to infant signals, that promote a secure …
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Impact of a NICU Bedside Reading Initiative on Self-Reported Maternal Stress and Mother-Infant Attachment
… the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) presents infants and their families with an array of medical and psychosocial stressors that have the potential to impact neurodevelopment and social-emotional functioning in both the long-and short-term. Research has demonstrated the importance of …
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A critical evaluation of a community based mother-infant intervention project with special emphasis on infant attachment
… critically evaluates a community based mother-infant intervention project in Hanover Park, a deprived area of Cape Town, characterised by poverty, gangsterism and high levels of unemployment. The aim of the project was to assess the impact of an intervention programme in preventing child abuse …
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Mother-Infant Attachment: Path Analysis of the Predictive Role of Trauma Therapy and Select Demographics on Mother's Cognitive Responses
<p>Problem</p> <p>The best outcome for attachment when an infant is born would be a secure attachment, but this is not always the case. Insecure attachments are likely to be formed when the mother has experienced domestic violence given the right environment (Huth-Bocks et al., 2011; Theran et al., …
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Bridging the Attachment Transmission Gap with Maternal Mind-mindedness and Infant Temperament
… (MM) mediates the link between maternal attachment (from the Adult Attachment Interview) and infant attachment (in the Strange Situation), and (b) whether infant temperament moderates this model of attachment transmission. Eighty-four racially diverse, economically stressed mothers and …
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An Exploratory Study of the Impact of the Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative (BAMBI) in Previously Incarcerated Mothers
… to potential detrimental effects on maternal-infant attachment when incarcerated mothers and infants are separated at birth. The purpose of this exploratory pilot study was to examine the impact of a unique prison nursery program entitled Baby and Infant Bonding Initiative (BAMBI) on maternal …
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Mother-infant interaction and the development of mastery motivation in infancy
Infant motivation towards competence or mastery is said to be enhanced by contingent environmental feedback (White, 1959). This theory has been supported by research into the contingent responsiveness of the infant caretaking environment (e.g. Vondra & Belsky, 1989). Other caregiving variables have …
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The lived experiences of mothers regarding care of their hospitalised preterm babies
… mothers and their babies and promotes mother-infant attachment.
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Method of Infant Feeding as a Predictor of Maternal Responsiveness
Infants need to develop effective, secure attachment to their primary caregivers in the first year of life. Researchers have not been able to identify all the factors that may influence the development of infant attachment. Most of the studies in this area have been done without regard to infant …
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How the quality of the early mother-infant relationship Influences decision making in risky situations later in life
<p>The present study examined attachment disorganization and executive function as predictors of adolescent risky behavior. Additionally, the present study examined how attachment disorganization and executive function may differentially predict adolescent risky behavior for males and females. …
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Decreasing Postpartum Depression Using Process Oriented Art Therapy
… of PPD. are severe consequences for mother, infant, and partner. PPD affects all things related to everyday functioning including, executive functioning, decision making, marital satisfaction, infant distress, mother and infant attachment, and overall quality of life for mother, infant and …
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Regression periods in infancy and maternal post-natal depression
… transitions in infancy. In fullterm normal infants these periods occur at specific ages. The present study had two central aims. Firstly, to see if the Plooijs' finding of Regression Periods at 12, 17 and 26 weeks postpartum could be replicated. Secondly, to investigate the relationship …
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Adult Attachment and Emotion Identification: A Cognitive Evaluation
<p>Whether adult or infant, attachment bonds aid in the development of beliefs about oneself and others (Collins & Read, 1990; Hazen & Shaver, 1987). Additionally, attachment seems to play a vital role in human development, communication, emotion recognition and comprehension, and the development …
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NICU Nurses’ Attitudes Regarding Preterm Infant Massage
When preterm infants are admitted in the NICU, mothers report experiencing uncertainty; powerlessness; loss of control; role alterations; fears to hold, feed, or touch the newborn; feelings of intrusion; and alienation in the NICU. Thus, preterm birth presents a risk for the early mother-infant …
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Exploration of childhood influences on the development of first-time mothers’ prenatal parenting expectations.
… baby in the near future (i.e. she is becoming an attachment figure herself). This transition may, therefore, be triggering attachment insecurities for some pregnant women – especially those with adverse childhoods. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of attachment style and how …
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Infant-father attachment: Infant and father antecedents
… has been done examining the antecedents of infant-mother attachment, far less research has explored the antecedents of infant-father attachment. This study examines paternal and infant antecedents of infant-father attachment in the first year. One-hundred-twenty infant-father dyads …
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Trauma, Depression, Early Attachment, and Neonatal Health Outcomes among African American Mothers and their Infants
… and promoting positive developmental outcomes in infants who have been exposed to perinatal depression. The goal of this study was to enhance our knowledge of perinatal depression (i.e., depression that occurs during pregnancy or within the first 12 months following delivery) as well as its impact …
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