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Development of mother’s caregiving system in perspective of social attachment theory

Author(s): Jowita Wycisk
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: attachment theory; caregiving system; parenthood; parent-child relation; representation of caregiving

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents theoretical framework of mother’s caregiving system, that is the goal-corrected behavioral system reciprocal to attachment. It is guided by mental representations of self as a caregiver, child as an object of protection and mutual relation. Caregiving representational system is influenced by the adult’s history of attachment and current experiences with the child, his/her characteristics and social-contextual factors. Development of the caregiving system from childhood to adulthood, and particularly during transition to parenthood, is presented.

  • Issue Year: 17/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-19
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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