The Relationship between Social Support and the Teen Mother’s Attachment to their Child Cover Image
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Relaţia dintre suportul social şi ataşamentul faţă de copil în cazul mamelor adolescente
The Relationship between Social Support and the Teen Mother’s Attachment to their Child

Author(s): Monica Ghitiu, Ioana Bumb
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: POLIROM & Universitatea Bucureşti - Dept. de Sociologie şi Asistenţă Socială
Keywords: motherhood; adolescence; social support; maternal centre; intervention; attachment

Summary/Abstract: From the first days of his life, the child’s attachment relationships prove themselves to be very important for the accurate cognitive, emotional, behavioral and biological development of the child. This case study highlights the idea that social support offered for the mothers can influence the development of the secured attachment at children (Crockenberg, 1981). Taking into consideration this affirmation this paper aims to identify the social support as a protective factor for the development of secured attachment. A case-study is presented which depict the implementation of an intervention scheme which aims to solve the problematic dimensions identified by assessing the client with two instruments: Social Provisions Scale şi Home Inventory.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 285-297
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian