The effects of maternal attachment, marital satisfaction and sensitivity to infants on infants attachment and adjustment: A longitudinal-structural equation study

本研究将探讨家庭及依恋因素对24月龄婴儿适应的影响。采用结构方程法进行纵向研究，考察婴儿4个月大时母亲依恋和婚姻满意度对两个月后母亲教养行为的影响，以及这三者对6个月后婴儿依恋的影响。然后，它将检查这四种措施如何影响12个月后婴儿的适应。该研究对婴幼儿心理问题的早期干预和预防具有重要意义。

This study will examine how family and attachment factors effect the adjustment of infant at 24 months of age. A longitudinal study, using structural equation method, will examine how maternal attachment and marital satisfaction when infants are 4 months of age will effect maternal parenting behaviors two months later, and how all three of these measures will effect infant attachment 6 months later. It will then examine how all four of these measures will effect the adjustment of infants 12 months later. The study will have important implications for early intervention and prevention of psychological problems in infants and children.