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Mother-Infant Attachment: Path Analysis Of The Predictive Role Of Trauma Therapy And Select Demographics On Mother's Cognitive Responses, Nicole D. Knapp
Mother-Infant Attachment: Path Analysis Of The Predictive Role Of Trauma Therapy And Select Demographics On Mother's Cognitive Responses, Nicole D. Knapp
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Problem
The best outcome for attachment when an infant is born would be a secure attachment, but this is not always the case. Insecure attachments are likely to be formed when the mother has experienced domestic violence given the right environment (Huth-Bocks et al., 2011; Theran et al., 2005). A previous study showed that changes to attachment due to postnatal intervention are based on external behaviors rather than internal though processes (Theran et al., 2005). Because of this, the purpose of this study is to compare therapy categories and each of the observable attachment factors.
Method
Participants completed a survey …