VERISSIMO, Manuela et al. Coordenação entre o modelo dinâmico interno da mãe e o comportamento de base segura dos seus filhos. []. , 23, 2, pp.85-95. ISSN 0870-8231.

Correspondence between maternal attachment representations and child secure base behavior was explored in a sample of mother-child dyads from Portugal. Maternal secure base scripts were assessed using a recently designed word-list prompt procedure for eliciting and scoring attachment-relevant stories and the Attachment Q-set (AQS, completed by home observers) was used to assess child secure base behavior. Scores for the maternal secure base narratives (from stories elicited using the word-prompt procedure) were internally consistent (Cronbach’s alphas all above .80). The composite maternal secure base narrative score was correlated significantly and positively with attachment security scored from the AQS. These analyses suggest that mothers whose narratives indicate the use of a "secure" script have children who treat them as a "secure base" when observed at home. Findings from this study suggest that a core feature of adult working models of attachment is possession of and access to a secure base script. Additional results from the study indicate that cross-language translations of the maternal narratives can receive valid, reliable scores even when evaluated by non-native speakers.

: Attachment; internal working model; secure base.

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