Maternal attachment style during pregnancy and becoming a mother in Poland.
J Reprod Infant Psychol
; 36(1): 4-14, 2018 02.
Article
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This paper investigates the connections in pregnant women between their mother attachment style and their self-image as a mother, the image of their mother as a mother, and their bond with the unborn child.BACKGROUND:
The relationship with one's mother plays a crucial role in the process of becoming a mother. It influences what a pregnant woman thinks about herself as a mother. This relationship is a predictor of the bond with the child during the pregnancy.METHODS:
This research was participated in by 165 pregnant women. They completed the following a modified version of the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire, investigating a mother's attachment to her own mother; the Adjective Check List (ACL), developed by Gough and Heilbrun; the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS); and a sociodemographic survey.RESULTS:
A mother's attachment style is connected with the need for autonomy, as measured by the ACL, and with 'assuming a parental role' in the MFAS questionnaire. The strongest connection was found between a mother's attachment style and the image of one's own mother as a mother. Statistically-significant correlations were found for 32 of 37 scales on the ACL.CONCLUSION:
Attachment style exerts influence upon a mother's self-image, the image of one's own mother as a mother and the bond with the unborn child.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Relações Materno-Fetais
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Mães
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Apego ao Objeto
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Reprod Infant Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Polônia