Psychomotor Development in Early Childhood and its relationships with Maternal Attachment Representations

Abstract

The early psychomotor development and their relationships with maternal attachment representations and sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed. A non-experimental, descriptive correctional study was carried out. The sample was comprised of 32 mothers with their children between 12 and 27 months old. 

Data was collected regarding The Child Development Observation Instrument (IODI), The National Research Test (PRUNAPE), The questionnaire CaMiR and Ad hoc questionnarie. Several significant correlations between maternal attachment representations and areas of development from PRUNAPE (p<.05) and from IODI (p<.01) were found. Further, significant differences between the maternal education level and areas of communication and language of the child were found. The results are discussed.