Intergeneration transmission of attachment and the stability from infancy to toddler age.

DING Yan-hua,XU Xiu,WANG Zheng-yan,LI Hui-rong,WANG Wei-ping.

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6) : 591-593.

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6) : 591-593.

Intergeneration transmission of attachment and the stability from infancy to toddler age.

  • DING Yan-hua1,XU Xiu1,WANG Zheng-yan2,LI Hui-rong1,WANG Wei-ping1.
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Objective To investigate the intergeneration transmission of attachment between mothers and infants and the stability from infancy to toddler age. Methods The subjects included 160 healthy infant-mother dyads.Infant-mother attachment was assessed with Ainsworth's strange situation strategy;118 infant-mother dyads were followed up in toddler age around 3 years:each mother's attachment to her own mother was assessed with Adult Attachment Interview Questionnaire (AAIQ),while each toddler's attachment was assessed with Attachment Behavior Q-set (ASQ). Results 1) 63.6% of mothers' attachment patterns were consistent with their infants' attachment patterns;The consistency between a secure mother and a secure infant was relatively high,which was 86.2%.2) Of the 118 toddlers,64.4% were rated as securely attached and 35.6% as insecurely attached.The consistency of both secure and insecure attachment from infancy to toddler age was high,which approached to 89.7% and 85.0%,respectively(χ2=0.569,P>0.05). Conclusions 1)There exists intergeneration transmission of attachment between mothers and infants,especially,a secure mother highly predicts a secure infant;2) The security of attachment keeps highly consistent and stable from infancy to toddler age.

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infant-mother attachment / intergeneration transmission / from infancy to toddler age / stability

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DING Yan-hua,XU Xiu,WANG Zheng-yan,LI Hui-rong,WANG Wei-ping.. Intergeneration transmission of attachment and the stability from infancy to toddler age.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2013, 21(6): 591-593

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