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  • Title: Sensitivity, security and internal working models: bridging the transmission gap.
    Author: Meins E.
    Journal: Attach Hum Dev; 1999 Dec; 1(3):325-42. PubMed ID: 11708230.
    Abstract:
    Empirical studies and meta-analytical reviews have shown security of attachment to be predicted by: (1) caregivers' current representations of their own childhood attachment experiences; and (2) caregivers' sensitive responsivity to their infants' cues during the first year of life. However, despite the wealth of data on these topics, the reasons for these connections remain poorly understood. The aim of this paper is to present a new theoretical approach that may enable us to identify the mechanisms involved in the evolution and transmission of attachment security. Specifically, it is suggested that the concept of parental mind-mindedness (Meins, 1997) may help to explain the links between parents' mental representations of attachment experiences and infant-parent attachment security. This approach may also contribute to our understanding of certain consequences of attachment relationships, such as recent evidence for security-related differences in children's mentalizing abilities.
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