Title |
Pictorial representation of attachment: measuring the parent-fetus relationship in expectant mothers and fathers
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-13-138 |
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Authors |
Hedwig JA van Bakel, A Janneke BM Maas, Charlotte MJM Vreeswijk, Ad JJM Vingerhoets |
Abstract |
Over the past decades, attachment research has predominantly focused on the attachment relationship that infants develop with their parents or that adults had with their own parents. Far less is known about the development of feelings of attachment in parents towards their children. The present study examined a) whether a simple non-verbal (i.e., pictorial) measure of attachment (Pictorial Representation of Attachment Measure: PRAM) is a valid instrument to assess parental representations of the antenatal relationship with the fetus in expectant women and men and b) whether factors such as gender of the parent, parity, and age are systematically related to parental bonding during pregnancy. |
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