| Attachment classifications among 18-month-old children of adolescent mothers. | |
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PMID: 11772186 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine (1) patterns of secure vs insecure attachment relationships in infants of adolescent and nonadolescent mothers and (2) if these patterns are mediated by parenting characteristics, including depression, self-esteem, parenting stress, child abuse potential, psychological distress, rating of infant temperament, and the caregiving environment. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-one adolescent mothers and their 18-month-old infants were compared with 76 nonadolescent mothers and their 18-month-old infants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Infant attachment classifications were assessed via the Ainsworth Strange Situation. Maternal and infant characteristics were obtained through self-report measures. RESULTS: There were no differences in attachment classification between infants of adolescent mothers and nonadolescent mothers. Secure attachment classification was found in 67% of the infants of adolescent mothers and 62% of the infants of nonadolescent mothers. There were significant differences in the self-reported maternal characteristics. Adolescent mothers reported lower self-esteem (P<.05), more parenting stress (P<.05), more child abuse potential (P<.05), and provided a lower quality of home environment (P<.05) than nonadolescent mothers. Adolescent mothers also rated their infants as having a higher activity level (P<.05) than infants born to nonadolescent mothers. In multivariate analysis, none of these variables or social classes were found to affect attachment classification. CONCLUSIONS: Infants of adolescent and nonadolescent mothers show similar patterns of attachment. Adolescent and nonadolescent mothers show substantial differences in parenting characteristics and in how they rate their infants' temperaments. However, these differences do not seem to impair the infant-mother attachment relationship. |
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Authors:
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Lynne Andreozzi; Patricia Flanagan; Ronald Seifer; Susan Brunner; Barry Lester |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine Volume: 156 ISSN: 1072-4710 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-04 Completed Date: 2002-01-25 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9422751 Medline TA: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 20-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Infant Development Center, Women and Infants' Hospital, 101 Dudley St, Providence, RI 02905-2499, USA. landreozzi@lifespan.org |
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Adolescent Adolescent Psychology* Adult Age Factors Child Abuse / psychology Child Psychology* Child, Preschool Depression / diagnosis, psychology Female Humans Infant Male Mother-Child Relations* Multivariate Analysis Object Attachment* Parenting / psychology Pregnancy Pregnancy in Adolescence / psychology* Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Questionnaires Risk Factors Self Concept Social Class Social Environment Stress, Psychological / diagnosis, psychology Temperament |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1U10-HD27904-1/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; N01HD2-3159/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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