Abstract

SALINAS-QUIROZ, Fernando  and  POSADA, Germán. MBQS: Evaluation method for attachment-based interventions in early childhood. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.1051-1063. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.13235280514.

This article presents the need to develop interventions for caregivers of children aged between 0 and 6 years. Preventive interventions should be tested under objective and scientific conditions to ensure proper child development and to raise awareness among caregivers, given that their sensitive response is a powerful variable in determining a child’s attachment security. This study concludes that attachment-based interventions could be tested assessing the sensitivity of caregivers through a pre and posttest study design with the Maternal Behavior Q-Sort (MBQS). The MBQS is a valid and reliable instrument that describes the quality of caregiver-infant interaction based on naturalistic observation; as a result it is a versatile resource in evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood interventions.

Keywords : developmental psychology; emotional development; child development; interpersonal relationships; psychometrics; Attachment Theory; Secure Base Phenomenon; Maternal Sensitivity; Attachment Based Interventions; MBQS.

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