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More than maternal sensitivity shapes attachment : infant coping and temperament

dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Marina
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Pedro Lopes dos
dc.contributor.authorBeeghly, Marjorie
dc.contributor.authorTronick, Edward
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-16T15:10:34Z
dc.date.available2012-05-16T15:10:34Z
dc.date.issued2006-06
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this longitudinal studywas to investigate the effect of a set of factors from multiple levels of influence: infant temperament, infant regulatory behavior, and maternal sensitivity on infant’s attachment. Our sample consisted of 48 infants born prematurely and their mothers. At 1 and 3 months of age, mothers described their infants’behavior using the Escala de Temperamento do Beb´e. At 3 months of age, infants’ capacity to regulate stress was evaluated during Tronick’s Face-to-Face Still-Face (FFSF) paradigm. At 9 months of age, mothers’ sensitivity was evaluated during free play using the CARE-Index. At 12 months of age, infants’ attachment security was assessed during Ainsworth’s Strange Situation. A total of 16 infants were classified as securely attached, 17 as insecure-avoidant, and 15 as insecure-resistant. Mothers of securely attached infantswere more likely than mothers of insecure infants to describe their infants as less difficult and to be more sensitive to their infants in free play. In turn, secure infants exhibited more positive responses during the Still-Face. Infants classified as insecureavoidant were more likely to self-comfort during the Still-Face and had mothers who were more controlling during free play. Insecure-resistant exhibited higher levels of negative arousal during the Still-Face and had mothers who were more unresponsive in free play. These findings show that attachment quality is influenced bymultiple factors, including infant temperament, coping behavior, and maternal sensitivity.por
dc.identifier.citationFuertes, M., Lopes dos Santos, P., Beeghly, M., & Tronick, E. (2006). More than Maternal Sensitivity Shapes Attachment: Infant Coping and Temperament. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 1094, pp. 292-296.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1480
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherNew York Academy of Sciencespor
dc.subjectAttachmentpor
dc.subjectInfants born prematurelypor
dc.subjectResiliencepor
dc.subjectMultidimensional approachpor
dc.titleMore than maternal sensitivity shapes attachment : infant coping and temperamentpor
dc.typejournal article
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person.familyNameFuertes
person.givenNameMarina
person.identifier526876
person.identifier.ciencia-id2416-A724-93B2
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7061-5092
person.identifier.ridM-6480-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id16301662000
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor
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