Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Maternal Separation Anxiety: Mother-Infant Separation from the Maternal Perspective. |
| Authors: |
Hock, Ellen, McBride, Susan, Gnezda, M. Therese |
| Source: |
Child Development. Aug1989, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p793. 10p. |
| Subjects: |
Mother-infant relationship, Children, Anxiety |
| Abstract: |
Mother-infants separation from the maternal perspective is the focus of 2 studies reported here. First, a questionnaire, the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale (MSAS), was developed and administered to 620 mothers soon after their infants were born and again 3 months later. The scale was highly reliable; factor analytic studies supported a 3-factor solution that served as the basis for forming 3 subscales labeled (1) Maternal Separation Anxiety, (2) Perception of Separation Effects in the Child, and (3) Employment-related Separation Concerns. In Study 2, maternal separation anxiety was assessed using MSAS and other methods: an interview, an emotional status index (taken at the point of actual separation), and an observational index based on mothers' behavior during departure and reunion from their infants in a structure laboratory setting. Data from this multiple-measures approach supported the validity of the MSAS and verified the strength of the construct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
