NCT06421662

The Role of Attachment Training in Mother-infant Attachment

The Effect of Attachment Training Given to Pregnant Women on Mother Infant Attachment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to investigate the effect of attachment training given to pregnant women on mother-infant attachment.Primiparous pregnant women between 28.-38. weeks were randomized into two groups. Pregnant women in the study group were given attachment training for 15 days and the effect of the training on mother-infant attachment was investigated by using the mother-infant attachment scale at postpartum week 8 in comparison with the control group.

Detailed description

Pregnant women between 28th and 38th weeks of gestational age who applied to an outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were randomized into two groups. The study group was trained online by a psychologist on attachment in two sessions. In order to measure the level of attachment knowledge before and after the training, a test form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and expert opinion was applied as pre-test and post-test. In the 8th week after delivery, "Maternal Attachment Inventory" developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak. Maternal Attachment Inventory, Each item contains direct expressions and is always scored as follows: (a)= 4 points, frequently (b)= 3 points, sometimes (c)= 2 points, and never (d)= 1 point. A general score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates a high level of maternal attachment. The total score from the scale ranges from a minimum of 26 to a maximum of 104

Conditions

• Mother-Infant Interaction
• Infant Development
• Maternal Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Attachment Training	The study group was trained online by a psychologist on attachment in two sessions. In order to measure the level of attachment knowledge before and after the training, a test form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and expert opinion was used as pre-test and post-test. In the 8th week after delivery, "Maternal Attachment Inventory " developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-03-04
• First posted: 2024-05-20
• Last updated: 2024-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)