Abstract

The first purpose of this study is to examine the concordance between infant's attachment path and mother's state of mind with respect to attachment to her own parents. The second purpose is t re-examine the distribution of infant attachment patterns and compare this result with the resu preceding study. The third purpose is to examine the distribution of adult's state of mind with re: to attachment. The subject of this research were 30 infant-mother dyads. The infants were 12-25 months old The infant's patterns of attachment were classified with the Strange Situation. The Adult Attachment Interview was used for calssifying the adult's state of mind with respect to attachment. The result of this study were as follows: 1. Among 30 infants, 57% were calssified as secure(B group), 3% were classified a anxious-avoidant(A group), 27% were classified as anxious-resistant(C group) and 13% were classified as disorganized-disoriented(D group). This distribution is different from Ainsworth's and proce study in Korea because C group is reported higher that A group. 2. Among 30 adults, 47% were classified as autonomous(F group), 10% were classified as dismissing(Ds group), 33% were classified as preoccupied(E group) and 10% were classified t unresolved-disorganized(Ud group). This distribution is aiso different from Main's because E grou] reported higher than D group. 3. Exact A/B/C/D and Ds/E/F/Ud agreement was observed in 20 of 30 dyads(67%). In 21 of 30 families(70%), the correspondence between autonomous mother attachment and secure infant attachment and nonautonomous mother attachment and insecure infant attachment was observed. This study confirmed that the adult's state of mind with respect to attchment could affect infant's attachment pattern.