Characters of 75 Infants' Attachment towards Their Mothers
- VernacularTitle:75例婴幼儿对母亲的依恋性质及影响因素
- Author:
xiuhong LI
;
jin JING
;
desheng YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
child psychology infant-mother attachment cross-seotional studies strange-situation-essay
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the influence factors and the characters of infant-mother attachment in Guangdong.Methods:“strange situation"essay was used to assess the characters of infant-mother attachment in 75 infants of 8 to 14 months.An self-formulated questionnaire of infants'general status and family related factors were filled by their mothers.Results:(1)Among 75 infants,65.3% were secure-type,34.6% were insecure-type which included 17.3% of indifferent-type, 13.3% of importunate-type,and 4.0% of disorganized-type;(2)The influence factors were age,approachability,relations between infants and fosterers, and the attitude consistency among family members towards infants.Conclusion:Of this investigation, most infants were secure-type.There were some influence factors involved in the characters of infant-mother attachment.