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Heidi N Bailey1, George M Tarabulsy2, Greg Moran3

  • 1University of Guelph.

Development and Psychopathology
|April 13, 2017
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A relationship-centered approach reveals distinct intergenerational attachment patterns. Maternal unresolved trauma is linked to disorganized infant attachment, while maternal autonomy correlates with secure infant attachment.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Attachment Theory

Background:

  • Attachment transmission research traditionally uses variable-centered analyses.
  • Focus has been on linear associations between adult states of mind, maternal sensitivity, and infant attachment.
  • A relationship-centered approach offers a novel perspective on intergenerational attachment dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply a relationship-centered approach to analyze attachment transmission.
  • To examine adult states of mind, maternal sensitivity, and infant attachment as components of a single intergenerational relationship.
  • To identify distinct relationship patterns in mother-infant dyads.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed 90 adolescent and 99 adult mother-infant dyads at 12 months infant age.

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  • Utilized variable-centered analyses to replicate known associations.
  • Employed relationship-based latent class analyses to identify distinct patterns.
  • Conducted moderation analyses examining adolescent-adult mother, trauma, and socioeconomic status.

    • Main Results:

    • Replicated established associations between core attachment variables.
    • Identified two prevalent patterns: maternal unresolved trauma/insensitive behavior/disorganized infant attachment (61% in young mothers) and maternal autonomy/sensitive behavior/secure infant attachment (59% in adult mothers).
    • Observed three less common patterns.
    • Adolescent-adult status moderated secure vs. disorganized patterns; trauma moderated disorganized vs. avoidant patterns; socioeconomic status moderated avoidant vs. secure patterns.

    Conclusions:

    • A relationship-centered approach provides valuable insights into attachment transmission.
    • Distinct intergenerational relationship patterns exist beyond simple variable associations.
    • Moderating factors like maternal age, trauma, and socioeconomic status influence specific attachment patterns.