Analysis of adult attachment styles of 1170 pregnant women

Objective To analyze adult attachment of pregnant women who are under a positive stressful life event.Methods Two widely used adult attachment measurements Relationship Questionnaire(RQ) and Experiences in Close Relationship inventory(ECR)― were administered to 1170 pregnant women between Sept.2008 and Aug.2010 in Beijing,Hebei and Shanxi.Jian jin.Results The distribution of the pregnant women was: 63.8% secure,17.8% dismissing,14.3% preoccupied,and 4.1% fearful.The score of 'model of self' computed from RQ had negative correlations with attachment avoidance(r=-0.375,P0.01) and attachment anxiety(r=-0.369,P0.01),while model of others' was only correlated to attachment avoidance(r=-0.42,P0.01).Secure attachment participants got lowest score on attachment avoidance(2.49±0.78),followed by preoccupied(3.12±0.91),dismissing(3.36±0.83)and fearful(3.78±0.5),F(3.1125)=98.91,P0.01;Moreover,on attachment anxiety index,secure(3.39±0.81)and dismissing(3.50±0.83)had no significant differences,while they were significant lower than preoccupied(4.11±0.87)and fearful(4.20±0.87),F(3.1125)=43.12,P0.01.Conclusion The adult attachment style of 1170 pregnant women was different from college student samples.The two adult attachment measurements highly correlated with each other.