Wright B M, Zucker R A
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1980 Sep;8(3):385-95. doi: 10.1007/BF00916382.
This study of 31 infants in neonatal intensive care and their parents examined the relationship involving infant characteristics (medical and behavioral), parent characteristics (personality and stuational variables), and the development of parental attachment. As expected, infants who were more visually competent had mothers who were more attentive. Contrary to expectation, greater prematurity was related to greater parental involvement. There were important differences in maternal and paternal responses, with mothers using more denial to cope with the medical crisis. Parents who relied heavily on denial were found to have impaired attachment.
这项针对31名新生儿重症监护室婴儿及其父母的研究，考察了婴儿特征（医学和行为方面）、父母特征（个性和情境变量）以及父母依恋关系发展之间的联系。正如预期的那样，视觉能力更强的婴儿，其母亲更细心。与预期相反的是，早产程度越高，父母的参与度越高。母亲和父亲的反应存在重要差异，母亲更多地使用否认来应对医疗危机。研究发现，严重依赖否认应对方式的父母，其依恋关系存在受损情况。
