Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate how maternal-fetal attachment may differ between medically low risk and high risk primigravidae women. In addition, the validity of the attachment measure used was reviewed by statistically removing the influence of four variables (anxiety, marital satisfaction, life stress and sex role identity) that are documented to have some concomitant effect on maternal-fetal attachment. Results yielded no significant differences between groups on any of the measures, other than Marital Satisfaction, in which the high risk group indicated a greater degree of satisfaction. When the concurrent variables were covaried out from the attachment measure total and subscales, the attachment scores did not change significantly, indicating that the attachment measure was not significantly influenced by the concurrent variables. It was concluded that though no significant differences were found in attachment between groups, the concept of maternal-fetal attachment would do well to be investigated in a longitudinal and more qualitative manner.
Recommended Citation
Arnoni, Gila Ora, "A Comparison Of Mother-Fetal Attachment In Medically Low-Risk And High-Risk Primagravidae Women" (1989). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 731.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/731