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Maternal secure-base scripts and children's attachment security in an adopted sample.

Manuela Veríssimo1, Fernanda Salvaterra

  • 1Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon, Portugal. mveriss@ispa.pt

Attachment & Human Development
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Summary

Adoptive parents

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Attachment theory posits early interactions shape child security.
  • Adoptive families offer unique insights into attachment formation.
  • Shared genes are absent, highlighting the role of dyadic interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if child's age at adoption or assessment predicts attachment security.
  • To determine if adoptive mothers' internal attachment representations predict child security.
  • To examine the influence of dyadic interaction histories in adoptive families.

Main Methods:

  • 106 mother-child dyads from adoptive families participated.
  • Attachment security was assessed using the Attachment Behavior Q-Set (AQS).

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  • Maternal attachment representations were evaluated via an attachment script task.

    • Main Results:

    • Child's age at adoption or assessment did not predict attachment security.
    • Maternal secure base script quality significantly predicted child's AQS security score.
    • Findings suggest attachment security develops through ongoing dyadic interactions.

    Conclusions:

    • Secure attachment can form even when interactions begin after birth.
    • Maternal representations and dyadic exchanges are crucial for child attachment security.
    • This study supports attachment theory's emphasis on interactional history over genetic ties.