University of Guelph.
Laval University.
Dev Psychopathol. 2017 May;29(2):433-448. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417000098.
Research on attachment transmission has focused on variable-centered analyses, where hypotheses are tested by examining linear associations between variables. The purpose of this study was to apply a relationship-centered approach to data analysis, where adult states of mind, maternal sensitivity, and infant attachment were conceived as being three components of a single, intergenerational relationship. These variables were assessed in 90 adolescent and 99 adult mother-infant dyads when infants were 12 months old. Initial variable-centered analyses replicated the frequently observed associations between these three core attachment variables. Relationship-based, latent class analyses then revealed that the most common pattern among young mother dyads featured maternal unresolved trauma, insensitive interactive behavior, and disorganized infant attachment (61%), whereas the most prevalent adult mother dyad relationship pattern involved maternal autonomy, sensitive maternal behavior, and secure infant attachment (59%). Three less prevalent relationship patterns were also observed. Moderation analyses revealed that the adolescent-adult mother distinction differentiated between secure and disorganized intergenerational relationship patterns, whereas experience of traumatic events distinguished between disorganized and avoidant patterns. Finally, socioeconomic status distinguished between avoidant and secure patterns. Results emphasize the value of a relationship-based approach, adding an angle of understanding to the study of attachment transmission.
关于依恋传递的研究主要集中在变量中心分析上，通过检验变量之间的线性关联来检验假设。本研究旨在采用关系中心的方法进行数据分析，将成人的思维状态、母亲的敏感性和婴儿的依恋视为一个单一的、代际关系的三个组成部分。在婴儿 12 个月大时，对 90 名青少年和 99 名成年母婴对子进行了这些变量的评估。初始的变量中心分析复制了这三个核心依恋变量之间经常观察到的关联。基于关系的潜在类别分析随后显示，年轻母亲对子中最常见的模式是母亲未解决的创伤、不敏感的互动行为和婴儿依恋的混乱（61%），而最常见的成年母亲对子关系模式涉及母亲的自主性、敏感的母亲行为和婴儿的安全依恋（59%）。还观察到三种不太常见的关系模式。调节分析显示，青少年和成年母亲的区别在于代际关系的安全和混乱模式，而创伤经历的区别在于混乱和回避模式。最后，社会经济地位区分了回避和安全模式。结果强调了基于关系的方法的价值，为依恋传递的研究增加了一个理解的角度。
