The transmission of attachment across generations: the state of art and new theoretical perspectives

Abstract

The paper reviews the body of research testing the intergenerational transmission of attachment and the theoretical shift from the linear or mediation model (van IJzendoorn, 1995), according to which parental sensitivity is the main factor responsible for the correspondence between maternal and infant’s attachment, to the ecological model of the transmission of attachment (van IJzendoorn & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 1997). This latter model has prompted researchers, over time, to identify potential mediators, other than caregiver’s sensitivity, of the established association between parental representations regarding attachment and infant’s attachment, as well as the potential moderators of the transmission process. Each of these two research domains will be carefully explored; lastly new perspectives on the intergenerational transmission of attachment and relevant areas of research needing more investigation are highlighted.


Tutti gli autori

  • COPPOLA G.J.;CASSIBBA R.

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Anno di pubblicazione

2015

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0036-5564

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