Association between parents' sense of family belonging and parent-infant attachment: Implications for early family relationships
African journal of reproductive health, cilt.30, sa.17, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 17
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.29063/ajrh2026/v30i17.6
- Dergi Adı: African journal of reproductive health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Middle East & Africa Database (ProQuest), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Family belonging, father–infant attachment, maternal attachment, midwifery, parent–infant attachment
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This cross-sectional correlational study examined the association between parents' sense of family belonging and parent-infant attachment. Data were collected from 422 mothers and 422 fathers using a survey form, the Maternal Attachment Scale, the Father-Infant Attachment Scale, and the Family Belonging Scale. The mean Maternal Attachment Scale score among mothers was 97.84 ± 7.78, and the mean total score on the Father-Infant Attachment Scale among fathers was 70.40 ± 11.30. Mean total scores on the Family Belonging Scale did not differ significantly between mothers and fathers. Family belonging was positively and significantly correlated with both maternal attachment and father-infant attachment. Moderation analysis indicated that father-infant attachment moderated the relationship between mothers' family belonging and maternal attachment. Overall, these findings suggest that both mothers' and fathers' sense of belonging is an important factor in parent-infant attachment. Cette étude corrélationnelle transversale a examiné l'association entre le sentiment d'appartenance familiale des parents et l'attachement parent-enfant. Les données ont été recueillies auprès de 422 mères et 422 pères à l'aide d'un questionnaire, de l'échelle d'attachement maternel, de l'échelle d'attachement père-enfant et de l'échelle d'appartenance familiale. Le score moyen à l'échelle d'attachement maternel était de 97,84 ± 7,78 chez les mères, et le score moyen à l'échelle d'attachement père-enfant était de 70,40 ± 11,30 chez les pères. Les scores moyens à l'échelle d'appartenance familiale ne différaient pas significativement entre les mères et les pères. L'appartenance familiale était positivement et significativement corrélée à la fois à l'attachement maternel et à l'attachement père-enfant. L'analyse de modération a indiqué que l'attachement père-enfant modérait la relation entre le sentiment d'appartenance familiale des mères et l'attachement maternel. Globalement, ces résultats suggèrent que le sentiment d'appartenance, tant chez les mères que chez les pères, est un facteur important de l'attachement parent-enfant.