A Research On The Status And Influencing Factors Of Mother-infant Attachment

mother-infant attachment relationship is the first relationship of life,and attachment,as a special emotional connection between infants and mothers,is the beginning and important component of individual social development.Good mother-infant attachment relationship plays an important role in the successful socialization of children and the healthy development of personality.Therefore,it is of great practical significance to carry out research on the status of mother-infant attachment in China and its influencing factors.Objective 1.To understand the status of mother-infant attachment relationship in China and to explore its influencing factors.2.To explore the applicability of mother-infant attachment relationship scale in Chinese population.Methods Using the simple random sampling method,450 infants and young mothers in jiangsu province were surveyed and 435 valid questionnaires were recovered.The survey tools used included the self-made infant general situation and family upbringing environment questionnaire,Adult attachment scale(Collins,2003),Chinese version of Mothers’ Object Relationship—Child(MORS(Child))and Child-parent Relationship Scale(C-PRS).Use SAS 9.4 software for Chi-square test、Fisher exact probability and logistic regression analyze.Results 1.The four adult attachment styles of mothers accounted for 34.25%,25.52%,20.23% and 20.00% respectivelyThe attachment types of mothers and adults were 34.25% safe,25.52% first,20.23% fearful,and 20.00% rejected.2.The two kinds of scales measured the relationship of mother-infant attachment,which accounted for about 70% of the ones are on good terms,and about 15% of those with very good relationship and the relationship crisis.3.Compared with the control group,there was a significant difference in the composition of attachment test scores between infants and young children period has a history of illness or hospitalization,the mother was mildly or moderately stressed,instruction of solid food,mother returned to work after delivery,father’s degree is high school or junior college,with 3 or 4 childhood caregivers,mother-child interaction,children 12 to 23 months old and maternal insecure adult attachment style(P<0.05).Conclusions 1.The overall health of the 435 infants in the study was good,and the parents and families had better upbringing overall,which could provide the infants with good growth environment and life development support.2.The adult attachment style of Chinese mothers is similar to that of other countries.The overall safety type is greater than the insecure type.3.The scales MORS(Child)and c-prs can be used to evaluate and screen mother-infant attachment relationship in China.4.Infants and young children period has a history of illness or hospitalization,6 to 12 months old which is the sensitive period of mother-infant attachment relationship,the mother was mildly or moderately stressed,instruction of solid food,mother returned to work after delivery,father’s degree is high school or junior college,with 3 or 4 childhood caregivers,mother-child interaction and maternal insecure adult attachment style made a difference in the score for the evaluation of mother-infant attachment relationship.