Title

Both Maternal Sensitivity and Atypical Maternal Behavior Independently Predict Attachment Security and Disorganization in Adolescent Mother–infant Dyads

Authors

Greg Moran, University of Western OntarioFollow
Lindsey M. Forbes, University of Western OntarioFollow
Elspeth Evans, University of Western OntarioFollow
George M. Tarabulsy, Universite Laval
Sheri Madigan, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-2008

Abstract

On the basis of these findings, at odds with current models of the origins of secure vs disorganized attachment, the current study examined the association between distinct qualities of maternal interaction and attachment in a single study.

The participants in the current study were adolescent mothers and their infants, a population that has been shown to be at substantial developmental risk and to exhibit a range of markedly atypical interactions with their infants (Jaffee, Caspi, Moffitt, Belsky, and Silva, 2001).

Notes

Presented at The International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver in May 2008.