Pilot study of a program delivered within the regular service system in Germany: Effect of a short-term attachment-based intervention on maternal sensitivity in mothers at risk for child abuse and neglect.

Autor/inn/en	Pillhofer, Melanie; Spangler, Gottfried; Bovenschen, Ina; Kuenster, Anne K.; Gabler, Sandra; Fallon, Barbara; Fegert, Jörg M.; Ziegenhain, Ute
Titel	Pilot study of a program delivered within the regular service system in Germany: Effect of a short-term attachment-based intervention on maternal sensitivity in mothers at risk for child abuse and neglect. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Pilotstudie eines im regulären deutschen Servicesystem angebotenen Programms: Effekt einer kurzen bindungsbasierten Intervention zur mütterlichen Sensibilität bei Müttern mit Risiko für Kindesmissbrauch und -vernachlässigung.
Quelle	In: Child abuse & neglect, (2015) 42, S. 163-173 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134; 1873-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.07.007
Schlagwörter	Bindungstheorie; Emotionale Entwicklung; Sensibilität; Kindesmisshandlung; Säugling; Mutter; Kleinkind; Kleinkindalter; Säuglingsalter; Frühförderung; Entwicklung; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Evaluated the effectiveness of an attachment-based intervention for improving maternal sensitivity (the Ulm Model) in mothers at risk of abuse and neglect. 28 mothers (mean age 21 years) in the control group received standard services only, while 55 mothers (mean age 23 years) in the intervention group took part in a 3-month long early prevention program 'A Good Start to Life' provided by practitioners in the health care and youth welfare systems. Mean age of infants at 6-month follow up was 6.3 months. Assessment measures included the CARE-Index, the Developmental Test 6 Months to 6 Years (ET6-6), the Risk Indices Around Birth (RIAB), an adapted version of the Schneewind questionnaire on social support, a socio-demographic questionnaire, and the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Results showed some improvement in infant emotional development from the intervention. Sensitivity among the mothers-at-risk in the intervention group was also somewhat improved, particularly those at higher risk for child mistreatment. However, this improvement was moderated by risk status of the mother-infant dyad and the effect was no longer observed at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Further studies using larger samples and comparing different models of intervention are recommended. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3