
pmid: 40227141
This paper reports on Adult Attachment Interviews (AAIs) obtained from a low-risk sample of 51 pregnant women expecting their first child who were interviewed again when the child was five years of age. This is the first report of test-retest results that extends over five years that includes the transition to motherhood. Results suggest significant levels of continuity at the level of AAI classifications with three-way stability being 90% and two-way stability being 88%. When change was observed, it was more likely to be a move toward rather than away from security. At the level of dimensional scores, significant changes indicated a softening stance with higher coherence ratings, lower idealization scores, and less insistence on an inability to recall. This move toward a significantly more balanced state of mind regarding attachment was most evident among those mothers who maintained or became autonomous-secure.
Adult, motherhood, Mothers, stability and change in the AAI over the transition to motherhood, Object Attachment, Mother-Child Relations, Young Adult, Pregnancy, Child, Preschool, Mary Main, Adult attachment interview AAI, Humans, Female, transition to motherhood
Adult, motherhood, Mothers, stability and change in the AAI over the transition to motherhood, Object Attachment, Mother-Child Relations, Young Adult, Pregnancy, Child, Preschool, Mary Main, Adult attachment interview AAI, Humans, Female, transition to motherhood
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