title: Intergenerational relations of attachment: a research synthesis of urban/rural Mexican samples.
abstract: Intergenerational relations of attachment, including adult state of mind, adult care giving quality, and infant behavior, were examined in urban and rural samples. The sample included 66 dyads of contrasting populations, 35 middle-high urban Spanish speaking families and 31 rural Indian peasant families. Measures included the Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main,  1985 /1996), home observations of mother-infant, and the Strange Situation attachment assessment (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall,  1978 ). Reliability among independent coders of Spanish AAI transcripts was established for the first time. Moreover, significant relations among the instruments were found, supporting the validity of the AAI to predict infant's attachment classifications and mothers sensitive care of their infants across cultures. Results further supported the cross-cultural robustness of core features of attachment theory and, to some extent, the pathway from adult state of mind through responsive care to attachment security.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of the Seminario de Sociopsicoanálisis AC, Mexico City, Mexico. sgojman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gojman
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Millán
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodarte
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008800:Mexico; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult