Objective To conducte the intervention to enhance the attachment security of the migrant infants by improving maternal caring behaviors. Methods 20 migrant mother-infant dyads participated in the study.Within a random assignment design,experimental group was compared to no-treatment control group.Before the intervention,both groups participated in the strange situation procedure and home observations.The experimental group experienced a 6-week intervention,one time per week but the control group did not.After the intervention,both groups participated in home observations which were used to assess mother caring behaviors and children's attachment security. Results 1) No difference existed in mother caring behaviors between the two groups in the pre-test.However,compared with the control group,the experimental group improved mother caring behaviors in the post-test.There was no difference in mother caring behaviors of the control group between the pre-and post-test.The post-test score of the experimental group in mother caring behaviors was higher than the score in the pre-test.2)There was no difference in migrant infant security classification between the two groups in the pre-test; however,compared with the control group,the experimental group enhanced attachment security in the post-test.The differences of the scores were significant in the following scales:smooth interactions with mother,proximity to mother,physical contact with mother between the control group and the experimental group in the post-test.There was no significant difference in the score of the scale of interactions with other adults between the two groups in the post-test. Conclusion The current intervention has effects on improving migrant mother's caring behaviors and enhancing migrant children's attachment security.
Key words
migrant family infants /
mother-infant dyads /
caring behaviors /
attachment security /
early intervention
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