Maternal unresolved attachment status impedes the effectiveness of interventions with adolescent mothers
✍ Scribed by Greg Moran; David R. Pederson; Anne Krupka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-9641
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✦ Synopsis
Children of adolescent mothers are at risk for a variety of developmental difficulties. In the present study, the effectiveness of a brief intervention program designed to support adolescent mothers' sensitivity to their infants' attachment signals was evaluated. Participants were adolescent mothers and their infants who were observed at 6, 12, and 24 months of age. The intervention conducted by clinically trained home visitors consisted of eight home visits between 6 and 12 months in which mothers were provided feedback during the replay of videotaped play interactions. At 12 months, 57% of the motherinfant dyads in the intervention group and 38% of the comparison group dyads were classified as secure in the Strange Situation. Seventy-six percent of the mothers in the intervention group maintained sensitivity from 6 to 24 months compared with 54% of the comparison mothers. Further analyses indicated that the intervention was effective primarily for mothers who were not classified as Unresolved on the Adult Attachment Interview.
RESUMEN: Los nin ˜os de madres adolescentes se encuentran bajo riesgo debido a una variedad de dificultades de desarrollo. En el presente estudio, se evaluo ´la efectividad de un breve programa de intervencio ´n disen ˜ado para apoyar la sensibilidad de las madres adolescentes hacia las sen ˜ales de afectividad de los infantes. Participaron madres adolescentes y sus infantes, a quienes se les observo ´a los 6, 12 y 24 meses de edad de e ´stos. La intervencio ´n, llevada a cabo for individuops clı ´nicamente entrenados para hacer visitas a casa, consistio ´en ocho visitas entre 6 y 12 meses, en las cuales se les proveyo ´a las madres importante informacio ´n durante la presentacio ´n de un vı ´deo previamente realizado sobre las interacciones de juego. A los 12 meses, 57% de las dı ´adas de madres e infantes que participaban en el grupo de intervencio ´n, y 38% de las dı ´adas del grupo comparativo fueron clasificadas com "seguras," dentro de las clasificaciones de la Situacio ´n Extran ˜a. Setenta y seis por ciento de las madres en el grupo de intervencio ´n mantuvo la sensibilidad de los 6 a los 24 meses, comparadas con el 54% de las madres del grupo de comparacio ´n. Ana ´lisis posteriores indicaron que la intervencio ´n fue efectiva principalmente para las madres que no estaban clasificadas como "No-