Characters of 75 Infants' Attachment towards Their Mothers / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the influence factors and the characters of infant-mother attachment in Guangdong.Methods:“strange situation"essay was used to assess the characters of infant-mother attachment in 75 infants of 8 to 14 months.An self-formulated questionnaire of infants'general status and family related factors were filled by their mothers.Results:(1)Among 75 infants,65.3% were secure-type,34.6% were insecure-type which included 17.3% of indifferent-type, 13.3% of importunate-type,and 4.0% of disorganized-type;(2)The influence factors were age,approachability,relations between infants and fosterers, and the attitude consistency among family members towards infants.Conclusion:Of this investigation, most infants were secure-type.There were some influence factors involved in the characters of infant-mother attachment.