Publications by authors named "F Koehler-Dauner"
Article Synopsis
- There is a connection between how mothers perceive attachment and their responses to stress, both in feelings and physiological reactions like heart rate.
- The study involved 163 mothers and assessed their attachment styles using the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System and the Perceived Stress Scale to measure stress levels.
- Results showed that mothers with secure attachment representations experienced less perceived daily stress and lower heart rates, with perceived stress acting as a mediator in this relationship.
Background: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) processes underlying attachment-related mother-child interactions are not well understood. We aimed to describe and compare the responsivity of the ANS for mothers and their infants during the different phases of the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP).
Methods: Continuous measurements of the sympathetic (SNS) and parasympathetic (PNS) branches of the ANS were obtained simultaneously in 91 mothers and their infants (range 10-15 months).