The attitudes of mothers towards children whose aged 4-6 from their own parents and the relationship between the mother's marital satisfaction and the child's attachment styles

This study examines the effects of perceived parental attitudes and marital satisfaction of mothers with children aged 4-6 on their children's attachment styles. The research evaluates different parental attitudes such as authoritarian, uninvolved, protective, and dependent, and their relationships with children's secure, anxious-ambivalent, and avoidant attachment styles. Personal Information Form, Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS), Perceived Parental Relationship Scale, and Attachment Styles Scale were used. Evaluations using Spearman correlation analysis have shown that most parental attitudes do not directly affect children's attachment patterns. However, significant positive relationships were found between marital satisfaction and children's attachment styles, particularly indicating that children of mothers with high marital satisfaction exhibited healthier attachment styles. These findings suggest that parental attitudes and levels of marital satisfaction can have significant impacts on children's emotional and social development.