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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.6.231

Factors Influencing Maternal Attachment to Infant-Toddler -Focusing on Infant-Toddler and Maternal Characteristics, Social Support and Mother-Child Interaction-  

Hwang, Young-Hui (Department of Nursing, Ulsan University)
Park, Sun-Jung (Department of Nursing, Yeoju Institute of Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.6, 2018 , pp. 231-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the influence of personal characteristics of infant-toddler and mother, social support and mother-child interaction on mother-child attachment. A descriptive study was implemented, and data were gathered from March 1 to September 30, 2016. The subjects were 215 mothers whose children were in infancy or toddlers. A survey was conducted with self-administered questionnaires regarding general characteristics, social support, mother-child interaction and attachment. SPSS 24.0 was used for descriptive statistics, intergroup comparisons of average scores, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. Statistically significant differences in average attachment scores according to gender (t=3.200, p<0.002), age (t=4.037, p<0.001) and temperament (F=4.614, p<0.011) were observed among the characteristics of infant-toddlers, as well as according to age (F=18.028, p<0.001) and academic credentials (F=4.241, p<0.016) among the characteristics of mother. Attachment was correlated with social support (r=0.507, p<0.001) and with mother-child interaction (r=0.571, p<0.001). The factors that affected attachment were mother-child interaction (${\beta}=0.361$, p<0.001), social support (${\beta}=0.309$, p<0.001), age (under the age of 30)(${\beta}=-0.370$, p<0.001) and marriage duration (less than 10 years)(${\beta}=-0.179$, p<0.033). Overall, the results indicate that interaction programs that bolster social support and mother-child interactions that exert a crucial influence on attachment should be developed.
Keywords
Attachment; Infancy-toddler; Mother; Social Support; Mother-Child Interaction;
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