Mothers' representation of their children and children's socio-emotional development

这项研究从纵向上考察了母亲在怀孕期间对“假想婴儿”的表征、分娩后对“实际婴儿”的养育行为以及婴儿的社会情绪发展之间的关系。结果表明，在婴儿2个月和6个月时，母亲对假想婴儿的描述显著预测了她在母婴互动中的敏感情绪基调；在婴儿18个月大时，母亲对婴儿的依恋安全感有显著的预测作用。

This study longitudinally examined the relations among mother's representation of her"imaginary baby" in pregnancy, her later parenting behaviors to her"actual baby" after childbirth, and her infant's socio-emotional development. As a result, maternal narrative on her imaginary baby significantly predicted her sensitivity emotional tone in mother-infant interaction when her infant was 2 and 6 months old, and her infant's attachment security when her infant was 18 months old.