TY - JOUR
T1 - Intergenerational relations of attachment
T2 - A research synthesis of urban/rural Mexican samples
AU - Gojman, Sonia
AU - Millán, Salvador
AU - Carlson, Elizabeth
AU - Sánchez, Guadalupe
AU - Rodarte, Angélica
AU - González, Patricia
AU - Hernández, Gerardo
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Intergenerational relations of attachment, including adult state of mind, adult care giving quality, and infant behavior, were examined in urban and rural samples. The sample included 66 dyads of contrasting populations, 35 middle-high urban Spanish speaking families and 31 rural Indian peasant families. Measures included the Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1985/1996), home observations of mother-infant, and the Strange Situation attachment assessment (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978). Reliability among independent coders of Spanish AAI transcripts was established for the first time. Moreover, significant relations among the instruments were found, supporting the validity of the AAI to predict infant's attachment classifications and mothers sensitive care of their infants across cultures. Results further supported the cross-cultural robustness of core features of attachment theory and, to some extent, the pathway from adult state of mind through responsive care to attachment security.
AB - Intergenerational relations of attachment, including adult state of mind, adult care giving quality, and infant behavior, were examined in urban and rural samples. The sample included 66 dyads of contrasting populations, 35 middle-high urban Spanish speaking families and 31 rural Indian peasant families. Measures included the Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1985/1996), home observations of mother-infant, and the Strange Situation attachment assessment (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978). Reliability among independent coders of Spanish AAI transcripts was established for the first time. Moreover, significant relations among the instruments were found, supporting the validity of the AAI to predict infant's attachment classifications and mothers sensitive care of their infants across cultures. Results further supported the cross-cultural robustness of core features of attachment theory and, to some extent, the pathway from adult state of mind through responsive care to attachment security.
KW - Adult Attachment Interview
KW - care giving quality
KW - cross-cultural attachment
KW - states of mind
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U2 - 10.1080/14616734.2012.727255
DO - 10.1080/14616734.2012.727255
M3 - Article
C2 - 23106178
AN - SCOPUS:84868274972
SN - 1461-6734
VL - 14
SP - 553
EP - 566
JO - Attachment and Human Development
JF - Attachment and Human Development
IS - 6
ER -