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A clinical assessment strategy for maternal acquaintance-attachment behaviors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1340874     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Acquaintance-Attachment Assessment Strategy for Maternal Behaviors (AASMB) is a strategy for assessing maternal attachment in the clinical area. The strategy is based on an eclectic conceptual framework and reflects the progressional nature of the attachment process. A review of the literature summarizes the phases of the attachment process--acquaintance, attachment, and bonding--and the maternal behaviors associated with each phase. The acquaintance and attachment phases are found during the first year of the infant's life and are of interest to the nurse who is assessing the maternal-infant relationship. These phases form the basis for constructing the Opportunity and Proximity-Seeking subscales of the AASMB. The AASMB can be easily utilized by nurses in clinical settings to assess mother-infant dyads for which early maternal-infant separation during the first year is common, such as occurs with premature or ill infants.
Authors:
S L Lobar; S Phillips
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0146-0862     ISO Abbreviation:  Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs     Publication Date:    1992 Oct-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-12-23     Completed Date:  1993-12-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7702326     Medline TA:  Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-59     Citation Subset:  N    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Behavior*
Mother-Child Relations*
Nursing Assessment*
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results

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