Maternal caregiving strategy—a distinction between the ambivalent and the disorganized profile

Mayseless, Ofra

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199821)19:1<20::aid-imhj2>3.0.co;2-3

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“…Recent theorizing on the distinction between the attachment behavioral system and the caregiving behavioral system is relevant (Mayseless, 1998). Although related, attachment and caregiving are conceived as two separate behavioral systems with two distinct set goals.…”

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Mother's Attachment Concerns Regarding Spouse and Infant's Temperament as Modulators of Maternal Separation Anxiety

Mayseless

Scher

2000

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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The modulators of maternal separation anxiety were examined in a longitudinal study with 97 mothers of infants from 3 to 9 months of age. The objective of the study was to examine the joint contribution of the mother's attachment concerns as related to her husband together with the perception of the infant's temperament to her concerns over separation from her child. Maternal worries about separation from 3-month-old infants predicted maternal separation anxiety when infants were 9 months old. Mother's attachment to her husband and her perception of her child's temperament further predicted maternal separation anxiety at 9 months over and above the worries at 3 months. Mothers who feared dependent relationships with their husbands experienced high levels of maternal separation anxiety. This tendency was particularly marked when the infant was perceived as adaptable at 3 months. In addition, secure mothers, namely, mothers low in fear of abandonment and in fear of being dependent, increased their maternal separation anxiety as a function of their infant's perceived unadaptability.

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Mother's Attachment Concerns Regarding Spouse and Infant's Temperament as Modulators of Maternal Separation Anxiety

Mayseless

Scher

2000

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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The effects of early relational trauma on right brain development, affect regulation, and infant mental health

Schore

2001

Infant Ment. Health J.

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Interactions between anxious mothers and their infants: An integration of theory and research findings

Kaitz

Maytal

2005

Infant Ment. Health J.

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Children of highly anxious mothers are at risk for developmental difficulties including anxiety disorders, and "anxious maternal behavior" and disturbed mother-infant interactions have been implicated in the transmission of risk. In this article, we describe interactions between mothers who are highly anxious and their young infant, based on the few directly relevant observation studies that are available. For more detail, we draw on a broader literature including studies of depressed mothers and developmental theory. Our goal is to describe how the interactions between anxious mothers and infants look to an outside observer and how they may feel to mothers and infants. We also discuss possible bases for their disturbed interactive behavior, the impact that the disturbances can have on both mothers and infants, buffers and risk factors, and routes to short-term intervention. Finally, we suggest directions for future research on maternal anxiety and anxious maternal behavior and the significance of such research for clinicians and researchers.

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Maternal caregiving strategy—a distinction between the ambivalent and the disorganized profile

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Mother's Attachment Concerns Regarding Spouse and Infant's Temperament as Modulators of Maternal Separation Anxiety

Mother's Attachment Concerns Regarding Spouse and Infant's Temperament as Modulators of Maternal Separation Anxiety

The effects of early relational trauma on right brain development, affect regulation, and infant mental health

Interactions between anxious mothers and their infants: An integration of theory and research findings

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