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Stability and change in mothers' internal representations of their infants over time.
Attach Hum Dev. 2005 Sep; 7(3):253-68.AH

Abstract

This study examined predictors of stability and change in women's maternal representations of their children. Participants were 180 women, recruited from the community, half of whom had experienced domestic violence during pregnancy. Maternal representations of were assessed with the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; Zeanah, Benoit, Hirshberg, Barton, & Regan, 1994) during the last trimester of pregnancy and again at the child's first birthday. Results indicated that when collapsed into balanced and non-balanced categories, 71% of the sample was stable over time, and women who had balanced representations had significantly more stable representations than women who had non-balanced representations (p < .001). Income, single parenthood, abuse status, and depressive symptomatology predicted change. In addition, women who became non-balanced postnatally benefited from having balanced representations while pregnant to buffer the quality of their interactions with their children.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Theran SA
Psychology Department, Wellesley College, 480 Science Center, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA. stheran@wellesley.edu
Levendosky AA
No affiliation info available
Bogat GA
No affiliation info available
Huth-Bocks AC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultFemaleHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMidwestern United StatesMother-Child RelationsMultivariate AnalysisObject AttachmentParentingPregnancySpouse AbuseTime Factors

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16210238

Citation

Theran, Sally A., et al. "Stability and Change in Mothers' Internal Representations of Their Infants Over Time." Attachment & Human Development, vol. 7, no. 3, 2005, pp. 253-68.
Theran SA, Levendosky AA, Bogat GA, et al. Stability and change in mothers' internal representations of their infants over time. Attach Hum Dev. 2005;7(3):253-68.
Theran, S. A., Levendosky, A. A., Bogat, G. A., & Huth-Bocks, A. C. (2005). Stability and change in mothers' internal representations of their infants over time. Attachment & Human Development, 7(3), 253-68.
Theran SA, et al. Stability and Change in Mothers' Internal Representations of Their Infants Over Time. Attach Hum Dev. 2005;7(3):253-68. PubMed PMID: 16210238.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Stability and change in mothers' internal representations of their infants over time. AU - Theran,Sally A, AU - Levendosky,Alytia A, AU - Bogat,G Anne, AU - Huth-Bocks,Alissa C, PY - 2005/10/8/pubmed PY - 2006/1/18/medline PY - 2005/10/8/entrez SP - 253 EP - 68 JF - Attachment & human development JO - Attach Hum Dev VL - 7 IS - 3 N2 - This study examined predictors of stability and change in women's maternal representations of their children. Participants were 180 women, recruited from the community, half of whom had experienced domestic violence during pregnancy. Maternal representations of were assessed with the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; Zeanah, Benoit, Hirshberg, Barton, & Regan, 1994) during the last trimester of pregnancy and again at the child's first birthday. Results indicated that when collapsed into balanced and non-balanced categories, 71% of the sample was stable over time, and women who had balanced representations had significantly more stable representations than women who had non-balanced representations (p < .001). Income, single parenthood, abuse status, and depressive symptomatology predicted change. In addition, women who became non-balanced postnatally benefited from having balanced representations while pregnant to buffer the quality of their interactions with their children. SN - 1461-6734 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16210238/Stability_and_change_in_mothers'_internal_representations_of_their_infants_over_time_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -