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- Title
Attachment in Foster Care: The Role of Maternal Sensitivity, Adoption, and Foster Mother Experience.
- Authors
Ponciano, Leslie
- Abstract
The attachment relationships between 76 young foster children and their foster mothers were examined with the purpose of understanding how maternal sensitivity, adoption status, and foster mother experience contribute to relationship quality. Demographic variables were also included in the analyses. Attachment quality was assessed through home observations. More than half of the participating dyads constructed secure attachments. Maternal Sensitivity and foster mothers with little prior experience predicted higher scores on attachment quality. Additionally, variables associated with adoption status and full-time employment predicted maternal sensitivity. The results are interpreted and limitations of the study are discussed within the context of recent foster care reform policies and applications for practice.
- Subjects
ATTACHMENT behavior; FOSTER mothers; FOSTER children; MATERNAL love; RELATIONSHIP quality; ADOPTION; FOSTER home care laws
- Publication
Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 2010, Vol 27, Issue 2, p97
- ISSN
0738-0151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10560-010-0192-y