Forming attachments in foster care: Infant attachment behaviors during the first 2 months of placement
Forming attachments in foster care: Infant attachment behaviors during the first 2 months of placement
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DOI：
10.1017/s0954579404044505
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发表时间：
2004-03-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Dozier, M
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作者：
Stovall-McClough, KC;Dozier, M
本研究探讨了38个寄养婴儿-照顾者在最初2个月内的依恋关系的发展。我们使用父母依恋日记来测量寄养婴儿的日常依恋行为，成人依恋访谈来检查寄养父母的依恋心理状态，和安斯沃思的奇怪的情况来捕捉依恋分类。我们研究的差异，日记量表（安全，回避，阻力，和连贯性），因为它们与年龄在安置和养父母的附件，使用分层线性模型和方差分析。结果表明，与非自主寄养父母的婴儿相比，自主寄养父母的婴儿和年龄较小的婴儿表现出更高的早期和整体水平的安全行为，更少的回避行为和更连贯的依恋策略。模型没有预测到依恋行为随时间的变化;然而，与陌生情境混乱相关的依恋行为的日常一致性显著下降。最后，我们发现日记和陌生情境量表之间的安全和回避行为的显着一致性。
This study investigated the development of attachment relationships in 38 foster infant-caregiver dyads over the first 2 months of placement. We used the Parent Attachment Diary to measure foster infants' daily attachment behaviors, the Adult Attachment Interview to examine foster parents' attachment states of mind, and Ainsworth's Strange Situation to capture attachment classifications. We examined differences in diary scales (secure, avoidant, resistant, and coherence) as they related to age at placement and foster parent attachment, using hierarchical linear modeling and analyses of variance. The results indicated infants with autonomous foster parents and infants placed at younger ages showed higher early and overall levels of secure behavior, less avoidant behavior, and more coherent attachment strategies compared to infants placed with nonautonomous foster parents. Changes in attachment behaviors over time were not predicted by the models; however, there was a significant decrease in the daily coherence of attachment behaviors associated with Strange Situation disorganization. Finally, we found significant concordance between the diary and Strange Situation scales for secure and avoidant behaviors.