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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Attachment security is crucial for child development.
  • Maternal attachment representations influence dyadic interactions.
  • Narrative styles in reminiscence shape memory and emotional processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the links between maternal attachment representations, child attachment security, and mother-child narrative styles.
  • To investigate how these factors influence shared reminiscing about emotional experiences.
  • To understand the role of attachment in shaping dyadic emotional communication.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 90 mother-child dyads.
  • Assessed child attachment security using the Attachment Q-set.
  • Measured maternal attachment representations using a script-based instrument.
  • Analyzed mother-child memory talk for narrative coherence and style.

Main Results:

  • Maternal and child narrative styles were coherent within dyads.
  • Maternal narrative style positively correlated with child participation.
  • Child attachment security was associated with maternal narrative style.
  • Maternal secure base scripts related to emotional references and child participation.

Conclusions:

  • Attachment representations influence how dyads discuss emotion-laden autobiographical content.
  • Parental narrative styles may shape children's organization of emotional thoughts.
  • Secure attachment and supportive maternal narratives foster richer dyadic emotional sharing.