Aim of the study This aims to assess psychometric properties and factor structure Polish translation Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI) in male version (PAI-M). Subject or material methods A cross-sectional self-assessment was conducted among a group 406 first-time expectant fathers during three sessions (n=113, n=186, n=107, respectively). The reliability construct validity PAI were evaluated...

Background: Understanding the physiological and psycho-social effects of pregnancy through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) will enable health care providers to identify and treat any adverse outcomes, and provide support to women seeking fertility treatments. The aim of this paper was to review studies describing prenatal care in pregnancy through ARTs. Methods: A systematic search o...

Adult caregivers' idealization of their parents as assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview is a risk factor for the intergenerational transmission of the insecure-avoidant attachment style. This study evaluated a briefer screening approach for identifying parental idealization, testing the utility of prenatal maternal self-report measures of recalled betrayal trauma and parental care in chil...

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the attachment level of pregnant women with depressive symptoms their prenatal period baby. Materials and Method: Research has been done in descriptive type. The universe research composed who applied Sivas Kangal Family Health Center State Hospital between April 10 July 10, 2017. In sampling, 150 met criteria were included. Personal Information Form, ...

Sex differences in attachment styles have been found in adulthood, emerge as early as middle childhood, and can be sizable when described at the appropriate level of analysis. However, they have received relatively little attention in mainstream attachment research. Here I review the evidence of sex differences in attachment, including what is currently known about developmental patterns and cr...

introduction and objectives: nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy experience high levels of anxiety, which may adversely affect maternal-fetal attachment. therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on maternal-fetal attachment in nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 67 nulliparous women with unplanned ...

Developing an attachment to an unborn child is considered a milestone in the future parents’ developmental trajectory. Furthermore, the quality of the parent-fetus relationship is related to the quality of the postnatal parent-infant relationship. We have aimed to provide an overview of the recent findings highlighting factors that can influence parental prenatal attachment and the postpartum p...

BACKGROUND Experimental animal studies suggest that early glucocorticoid exposure may have lasting effects on the neurodevelopment of the offspring; animal studies also suggest that this effect may be eliminated by positive postnatal rearing. The relevance of these findings to humans is not known. METHODS We prospectively followed 125 mothers and their normally developing children from pregna...