What can make the difference? Premature birth and maternal sensitivity at 3 months of age: the role of attachment organization, traumatic reaction and baby's medical risk.
The influence of prematurity and maternal attachment organization on sensitivity was investigated in 40 mother-infant dyads. Results show a main effect of attachment and an interaction between attachment and prematurity. Sensitivity was differently associated with medical risk and mothers' traumatic reaction, depending on the quality of attachment.
Coppola
Gabrielle
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio of Chieti, Italy. g.coppola@unich.it
Cassibba
Rosalinda
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Costantini
Alessandro
A
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D012307:Risk Factors