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Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four

Bengi Semerci, Mahmut Zabit Kara, Ece Babal.

Abstract
Attachment between mother and the baby is important regarding the healthy development of the child. Importance of attachment was aimed to be investigated. Two male children, who were given to other families than their own after their birth and by court orders given back to their biological families at the age of four, were observed with their families and evaluated regarding their attachment, coherence in their new families, and other problems. The follow-up continued by clinical evaluations. Denver II, Maternal Attachment Inventory, Adult Attachment Style Scale, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) were used. Consent was taken from the families for research purposes. As a result, children who were raised by other parents then their biological parents, were determined to attach to the parents who raised them. It was established that there were problems regarding separation from the families who were the children attached to and reattachment to the biological parents were risen in the process. The importance of attachment between mother and children, regarding the psychiatric development of children was discussed. The problems which were caused by the separation from parents who the children were attached to and the difficulty of reattachment after four years were reviewed.

Key words: attachment, separation and loss, ambiguous loss, Maternal Attachment Scale, Adult Attachment Style Scale


 
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Semerci B, Kara MZ, Babal E, . Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. PBS. 2019; 9(3): 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509


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Semerci B, Kara MZ, Babal E, . Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. https://www.pbsciences.org/?mno=29315 [Access: December 04, 2023]. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509


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Semerci B, Kara MZ, Babal E, . Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. PBS. 2019; 9(3): 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



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Semerci B, Kara MZ, Babal E, . Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. PBS. (2019), [cited December 04, 2023]; 9(3): 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



Harvard Style

Semerci, B., Kara, M. Z., Babal, E. & (2019) Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. PBS, 9 (3), 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



Turabian Style

Semerci, Bengi, Mahmut Zabit Kara, Ece Babal, and . 2019. Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 9 (3), 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



Chicago Style

Semerci, Bengi, Mahmut Zabit Kara, Ece Babal, and . "Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four." Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 9 (2019), 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Semerci, Bengi, Mahmut Zabit Kara, Ece Babal, and . "Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four." Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 9.3 (2019), 128-138. Print. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Semerci, B., Kara, M. Z., Babal, E. & (2019) Importance of Attachment: Two cases, attached to different parents and given to their biological parents at the age of four. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 9 (3), 128-138. doi:10.5455/PBS.20190206021509