@article{ref1,
title="Association between maternal childhood maltreatment and mother-infant attachment disorganization: moderation by maternal oxytocin receptor gene and cortisol secretion",
journal="Hormones and behavior",
year="2018",
author="Ludmer, Jaclyn A. and Gonzalez, Andrea and Kennedy, James and Masellis, Mario and Meinz, Paul and Atkinson, Leslie",
volume="102",
number="",
pages="23-33",
abstract="This study examined maternal oxytocin receptor (OXTR, rs53576) genotype and cortisol secretion as moderators of the relation between maternal childhood maltreatment history and disorganized mother-infant attachment in the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP). A community sample of 314 mother-infant dyads completed the SSP at infant age 17 months. Self-reported maltreatment history more strongly predicted mother-infant attachment disorganization score and disorganized classification for mothers with more plasticity alleles of OXTR (G), relative to mothers with fewer plasticity alleles. Maltreatment history also more strongly predicted mother-infant attachment disorganization score and classification for mothers with higher SSP cortisol secretion, relative to mothers with lower SSP cortisol secretion. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that maltreatment history is related to disorganization in the next generation, but that this relation depends on maternal genetic characteristics and cortisol.<br><br>Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0018-506X",
doi="10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.04.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.04.006"
}