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Infant-mother attachment: relationships to maternal responsiveness and infant temperament.
J Pediatr Nurs. 1995 Feb; 10(1):9-18.JP

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between maternal responsiveness, infant temperament, and infant-mother attachment as measured in Ainsworth's Strange Situation. Discriminant analysis revealed that infant temperament was more strongly related to attachment than maternal responsiveness. Infants rated as Anxious-Avoidant in attachment were perceived by their mothers as significantly easier in temperament. Possible explanations for findings and implications for nurses working with infants and parents are discussed.

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Coffman S
College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton 33431.
Levitt MJ
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Guacci-Franco N
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MeSH

AdultClinical Nursing ResearchFemaleHumansInfantInfant BehaviorMaleMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsObject AttachmentPsychology, ChildTemperamentVideotape Recording

Pub Type(s)

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

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7891267

Citation

Coffman, S, et al. "Infant-mother Attachment: Relationships to Maternal Responsiveness and Infant Temperament." Journal of Pediatric Nursing, vol. 10, no. 1, 1995, pp. 9-18.
Coffman S, Levitt MJ, Guacci-Franco N. Infant-mother attachment: relationships to maternal responsiveness and infant temperament. J Pediatr Nurs. 1995;10(1):9-18.
Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., & Guacci-Franco, N. (1995). Infant-mother attachment: relationships to maternal responsiveness and infant temperament. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 10(1), 9-18.
Coffman S, Levitt MJ, Guacci-Franco N. Infant-mother Attachment: Relationships to Maternal Responsiveness and Infant Temperament. J Pediatr Nurs. 1995;10(1):9-18. PubMed PMID: 7891267.
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