2005
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.1.42
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On the Relation Between Maternal State of Mind and Sensitivity in the Prediction of Infant Attachment Security.

Abstract: Attachment theorists assume that maternal mental representations influence responsivity, which influences infant attachment security. However, primary studies do not support this mediation model. The authors tested mediation using 2 mother-infant samples and found no evidence of mediation. Therefore, the authors explored sensitivity as a moderator, studying the (a) interaction of mental representation and sensitivity as it predicts infant attachment security and (b) level of sensitivity in mothers whose infant… Show more

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“…Just what it is that mothers do (and how they do it) with their children, that leads to the convergence between maternal representation and child behavior remains unexplored here. Traditionally, this link has been identified as "maternal sensitivity to child communicative signals" (Ainsworth et al, 1978) but evidence for sensitivity as a mediating mechanism is equivocal, with some investigators failing to find evidence for mediation (Atkinson et al, 2005) and others reporting that sensitivity mediates between maternal state of mind and attachment security, but only when controlling for relevant demographic and personality variables (Tarabulsy et al, 2005). It is possible that mothers in different sociocultural groups, who endorse different child-rearing values, goals, and practices may link maternal representations to child behavior using different transactional means.…”
Section: Vaughn Et Al / Maternal Secure Base Scriptsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Just what it is that mothers do (and how they do it) with their children, that leads to the convergence between maternal representation and child behavior remains unexplored here. Traditionally, this link has been identified as "maternal sensitivity to child communicative signals" (Ainsworth et al, 1978) but evidence for sensitivity as a mediating mechanism is equivocal, with some investigators failing to find evidence for mediation (Atkinson et al, 2005) and others reporting that sensitivity mediates between maternal state of mind and attachment security, but only when controlling for relevant demographic and personality variables (Tarabulsy et al, 2005). It is possible that mothers in different sociocultural groups, who endorse different child-rearing values, goals, and practices may link maternal representations to child behavior using different transactional means.…”
Section: Vaughn Et Al / Maternal Secure Base Scriptsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Además, de la misma manera como ha sucedido con la sensibilidad materna, la mayoría de los estudios realizan mediciones tempranas en la relación con el apego del(la) niño(a), pero no se puede asumir la estabilidad de éste en los años preescolares (Atkinson et al, 2005).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…posterior a su desarrollo, diferentes autores han discutido sobre la necesidad de delimitar el concepto en términos de qué y cómo observar la interacción diádica según el contexto y la edad del(la) niño(a) (Atkinson et al, 2005;isabella & Belsky, 1991;isabella, 1993;Meins, Fernyhough, Fradley & Tuckey, 2001), sobre todo porque se ha planteado que sería un factor transversal a diversas conductas de cuidado y que distintos tipos de respuesta sensible se esperan en contextos diferentes y en coherencia con las variadas etapas del desarrollo del ciclo vital (Bornstein, TamisleMonda, Hahn & Haynes, 2008;Thompson, 2000;van den Boom, 1997).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Específicamente, se ha cuestionado el real tamaño de efecto que puede tener la sensibilidad materna en el desarrollo del apego seguro, así como su rol mediador entre el estado del apego del adulto y del niño(a) (Atkinson et al, 2005). Goldsmith y Alansky (1978, citado en De Wolff, & Van IJzendoorn, 1997) realizan el primer meta-análisis sobre apego y sensibilidad, concluyendo que si bien los estudios hasta la fecha han replicado el poder predictivo de la sensibilidad en el apego, el tamaño del efecto es mucho menor del pensado.…”
Section: Discusión Respecto Al Constructo Sensibilidadunclassified