The Mother-Infant Relationship and Infant Attachment in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement
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| Title: | The Mother-Infant Relationship and Infant Attachment in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tomlinson, Mark, Cooper, Peter, Murray, Lynne |
| Source: | Child Development. Sep-Oct 2005 76(5):1044-1054. |
| Availability: | Journal Customer Services, Blackwell Publishing, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770 (Toll Free); Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: subscrip@bos.blackwellpublishing.com. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Infants, Predictor Variables, Depression (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Parenting Styles, Cultural Differences |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa (Cape Town) |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00896.x |
| ISSN: | 0009-3920 |
| Abstract: | A sample of 147 mother-infant dyads was recruited from a peri-urban settlement outside Cape Town and seen at 2- and 18-months postpartum. At 18 months, 61.9% of the infants were rated as securely attached (B); 4.1% as avoidant (A); 8.2% as resistant (C); and 25.8% disorganized (D). Postpartum depression at 2 months, and indices of poor parenting at both 2 and 18 months, were associated with insecure infant attachment. The critical 2-month predictor variables for insecure infant attachment were maternal intrusiveness and maternal remoteness, and early maternal depression. When concurrent maternal sensitivity was considered, the quality of the early mother-infant relationship remained important, but maternal depression was no longer predictive. Cross-cultural differences and consistencies in the development of attachment are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 48 |
| Entry Date: | 2005 |
| Accession Number: | EJ718209 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | A sample of 147 mother-infant dyads was recruited from a peri-urban settlement outside Cape Town and seen at 2- and 18-months postpartum. At 18 months, 61.9% of the infants were rated as securely attached (B); 4.1% as avoidant (A); 8.2% as resistant (C); and 25.8% disorganized (D). Postpartum depression at 2 months, and indices of poor parenting at both 2 and 18 months, were associated with insecure infant attachment. The critical 2-month predictor variables for insecure infant attachment were maternal intrusiveness and maternal remoteness, and early maternal depression. When concurrent maternal sensitivity was considered, the quality of the early mother-infant relationship remained important, but maternal depression was no longer predictive. Cross-cultural differences and consistencies in the development of attachment are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-3920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00896.x |
