Attachment style and mental health: A 1-year follow-up study of mothers ofinfants with congenital heart disease

Citation
E. Berant et al., Attachment style and mental health: A 1-year follow-up study of mothers ofinfants with congenital heart disease, PERS SOC PS, 27(8), 2001, pp. 956-968
Citations number
40
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN
ISSN journal
0146-1672 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
956 - 968
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-1672(200108)27:8<956:ASAMHA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The longitudinal contribution of attachment style to mental health was exam ined among mothers of infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Eighty-f ive mothers of newborns with CHD completed self-report scales tapping attac hment style, appraisal of motherhood, ways of coping with motherhood tasks, and mental health 2 weeks after the infant's CHD diagnosis and 1 year late r Mothers' attachment anxiety and avoidance at Time 1 were related to poor mental health at the same point of lime. In addition, attachment avoidance at Time 1 predicted further deterioration of mental health from Time 1 to T ime 2. Attachment style at Time 1 also predicted the ways mothers appraised and coped with motherhood tasks, which, in turn, were related to mental he alth changes. The theoretical implications of the data were discussed.