articleAttachment & Human DevelopmentSep 1, 2005Closed access

Maternal reflective functioning, attachment, and the transmission gap: A preliminary study

ASArietta SladeJFJohn F. GrienenbergerEBElizabeth BernbachDLDahlia LevyALAlison Locker

Wright Institute · City University of New York

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Abstract

Abstract The notion that maternal reflective functioning, namely the mother's capacity to hold her baby and his mental states in mind, plays a vital role in the intergenerational transmission of attachment is investigated (Fonagy, Gergely, Jurist, & Target, 2002 Fonagy, P., Gergely, G., Jurist, E. and Target, M. 2002. Affect regulation, mentalization, and the development of the self, New York: Other Books. [Google Scholar]; Fonagy et al., 1995 Fonagy, P., Steele, M., Steele, H., Leigh, T., Kennedy, R.Mattoon, G. 1995. “Attachment, the reflective self, and borderline states: The predictive specificity of the Adult Attachment Interview and pathological emotional development”. In Attachment Theory: Social,…

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Keywords
  • Mentalization
  • Attachment measures
  • Psychology
  • Attachment theory
  • Developmental psychology
  • Strange situation
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Child development
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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