Attachment Styles, Various Maternal Representations and a Bond to a Baby

Anna Zdolska-Wawrzkiewicz, Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś, Daria Pizuńska and Mariola Bidzan
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Anna Zdolska-Wawrzkiewicz: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 4, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 4, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
Daria Pizuńska: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 4, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
Mariola Bidzan: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 4, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: (1) Background : The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between: (a) new mothers’ styles of attachment to their own mothers with their representation of self as a mother as well as with their representation of one’s mother as a mother, (b) new mothers’ representation of self as a mother with their representation of one’s own mother as a mother, and (c) their bonds with their children and their styles of attachment to their own mothers. (2) Methods : A total of 86 mothers were interviewed approximately six months postpartum. The Adjective Checklist, a modified version of the Experiences in Close Relationships, and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire were used in the study. (3) Results : Analysis revealed a statistically significant relationship between the new mothers’ styles of attachment to their own mothers and both their representation of self as a mother and their representation of one’s mother as a mother. The relationship between representation of self as a mother and representation of one’s mother as a mother was also statistically significant. No statistically significant relationship was observed between the style of attachment to one’s mother and the bond with one’s child six months postpartum. (4) Conclusions : A deeper understanding of the relationship between these variables may improve the help system directed at young mothers.

Keywords: attachment; relationship with a child; self-representation; relationship with a mother; transmission of attachment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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