Self-reported romantic attachment style predicts everyday maternal caregiving behavior at home

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2010-08-01

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Selcuk, Emre
Gunaydin, Gul
Sümer, Nebi
Harma, Mehmet
Salman, Selin
Hazan, Cindy
DOĞRUYOL, Burak
Ozturk, Ahu

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Although numerous studies examined how individual differences in mothers' discourse about their early attachment experiences are associated with their caregiving behaviors toward their children, research examining how self-reported romantic attachment style is associated with maternal caregiving has been very limited. To help fill this gap, we examined whether self-reported romantic attachment style is associated with maternal caregiving behaviors observed in home settings. Mother-child interactions were observed for three hours and the mothers completed measures of attachment style and child temperament. Results indicated that attachment-related avoidance, but not attachment-related anxiety, was negatively associated with global maternal sensitivity, after controlling for the child's temperament. Consistent with the propositions of attachment theory, both attachment-related avoidance and anxiety were associated with specific caregiving themes.

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Adult attachment style, Maternal caregiving, Q-sort, Attachment anxiety, Attachment avoidance, Home observation

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/57987

Journal

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.007

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Department of Psychology, Article

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E. Selcuk et al., “Self-reported romantic attachment style predicts everyday maternal caregiving behavior at home,” JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY, pp. 544–549, 2010, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/57987.