Maternal reflective functioning, attachment, and the transmission gap: A preliminary study

Arietta Slade, John Grienenberger, Elizabeth Bernbach, Dahlia Levy, Alison Locker
2005 Attachment & Human Development  
The notion that maternal reflective functioning, namely the mother's capacity to hold her baby and his mental states in mind, plays a vital role in the intergenerational transmission of attachment is
doi:10.1080/14616730500245880 pmid:16210240 fatcat:76mud5nf3bbv3f6fgorzyy2aci