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    • Clinical Psychology
    • Attachment Theory

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    • Investigated the interplay between maternal psychological factors and infant attachment.
    • Focused on a low-risk community sample of 44 mother-child dyads.
    • Employed a longitudinal design tracking development from three months to one year.

    Purpose:

    • To determine the predictive role of maternal mentalizing (Reflective Functioning and Mind-Mindedness) and symptom burden on infant attachment security.
    • To explore potential moderating effects of these maternal factors on attachment outcomes.
    • To identify targets for interventions aimed at preventing insecure attachment transmission.

    Summary:

    • Secure maternal attachment correlated with higher Reflective Functioning, more frequent Mind-Mindedness, and lower symptom burden.
    • A trend indicated that maternal attachment, symptom severity, and mind-related comments predicted infant attachment security.
    • Mothers with insecure attachment but lower general symptom burden and high mind-related comments were more likely to have securely attached infants.

    Impact:

    • Findings suggest that enhancing maternal Mind-Mindedness and reducing symptom burden can be crucial for preventing insecure attachment.
    • Provides a groundwork for developing targeted interventions to improve mother-infant attachment.
    • Highlights the importance of maternal mental state and interactive behaviors in early child development.