Manassis K, Bradley S, Goldberg S, Hood J, Swinson R P
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1994 Oct;33(8):1106-13. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199410000-00006.
This study examined adult attachment in mothers diagnosed with anxiety disorders and child-mother attachment in their children.
Eighteen mothers with Axis I anxiety disorders completed the Adult Attachment Interview and standardized questionnaires. These mothers and their preschool children (n = 20) then participated in the Strange Situation Procedure.
All mothers were classified as nonautonomous with respect to attachment, with 78% judged unresolved. When those judged unresolved were reassigned to their alternate categories, the proportion of nonautonomous mothers was 61%. Eighty percent of the children were classified as insecurely attached, with 65% judged disorganized. When those judged disorganized were reassigned to their alternate categories, the proportion of insecurely attached children was 55%. Sixty-five percent of the children matched their mother's attachment classification. Mothers of securely attached children reported fewer recent life events, fewer depressive symptoms, and a greater sense of parenting competence than mothers of insecurely attached children.
These results suggest that attachment measures can be applied to anxious populations. The high rate of insecurity among offspring of anxious mothers indicates a need for longitudinal studies of these children.
本研究考察了被诊断患有焦虑症的母亲的成人依恋以及她们孩子与母亲之间的依恋关系。
18名患有轴I焦虑症的母亲完成了成人依恋访谈和标准化问卷。这些母亲及其学龄前儿童（n = 20）随后参与了陌生情境程序。
所有母亲在依恋方面均被归类为非自主型，其中78%被判定为未解决型。当将那些被判定为未解决型的母亲重新归类到其他类别时，非自主型母亲的比例为61%。80%的儿童被归类为不安全依恋型，其中65%被判定为混乱型。当将那些被判定为混乱型的儿童重新归类到其他类别时，不安全依恋型儿童的比例为55%。65%的儿童与其母亲的依恋分类相匹配。与不安全依恋型儿童的母亲相比，安全依恋型儿童的母亲报告的近期生活事件较少、抑郁症状较少，且育儿能力更强。
这些结果表明依恋测量方法可应用于焦虑人群。焦虑母亲的后代中不安全依恋的高比例表明需要对这些儿童进行纵向研究。
