Object representations revealed in early memories and their relationship to mother-infant attachment.
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Title
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Object representations revealed in early memories and their relationship to mother-infant attachment.
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Identifier
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AAI9732907
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identifier
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9732907
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Creator
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Davis, Edgar Glenn.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Steve Tuber
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Psychology, Developmental
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Abstract
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This study investigated the degree to which early memories can elucidate mothers' internalized object representations and predict the quality of mother-infant attachment. Thirty-one primiparous women were administered the Mayman Early Memories Test and their early memories were scored using the Krohn Object Representation Scale. Mother-infant attachment was assessed through the administration of the Strange Situation. It was hypothesized that the nature of a mother's internalized object representations influences her ability to respond empathically to a range of her infant's expressions and to provide sensitive, consistent maternal care. According to attachment theory, these maternal capacities are the primary factors determining the quality of a child's attachment to his mother. No significant relationships, however, were found between Krohn Scale scores for subjects' earliest memories recalled, earliest memories of their mothers recalled, or earliest memories of their fathers recalled and attachment quality. Mothers who did not produce discrete early memories to each of six memory queries were significantly more likely to have an insecurely-attached child.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
