| Stability and change in mothers' internal representations of their infants over time. | |
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PMID: 16210238 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study examined predictors of stability and change in women's maternal representations of their children. Participants were 180 women, recruited from the community, half of whom had experienced domestic violence during pregnancy. Maternal representations of were assessed with the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; Zeanah, Benoit, Hirshberg, Barton, & Regan, 1994) during the last trimester of pregnancy and again at the child's first birthday. Results indicated that when collapsed into balanced and non-balanced categories, 71% of the sample was stable over time, and women who had balanced representations had significantly more stable representations than women who had non-balanced representations (p < .001). Income, single parenthood, abuse status, and depressive symptomatology predicted change. In addition, women who became non-balanced postnatally benefited from having balanced representations while pregnant to buffer the quality of their interactions with their children. |
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Authors:
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Sally A Theran; Alytia A Levendosky; G Anne Bogat; Alissa C Huth-Bocks |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Attachment & human development Volume: 7 ISSN: 1461-6734 ISO Abbreviation: Attach Hum Dev Publication Date: 2005 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-10-07 Completed Date: 2006-01-17 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901315 Medline TA: Attach Hum Dev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 253-68 Citation Subset: IM |
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Psychology Department, Wellesley College, 480 Science Center, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA. stheran@wellesley.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Female Humans Infant Longitudinal Studies Midwestern United States Mother-Child Relations* Multivariate Analysis Object Attachment* Parenting / psychology* Pregnancy / psychology* Spouse Abuse / psychology* Time Factors |
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