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Rulita Hendriyani
Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang - Indonesia
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Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Quality of Mother–Child Attachment Cinta Aurellia Az Zahra; Rulita Hendriyani
Philanthropy: Journal of Psychology Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): (January-June)
Publisher : Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26623/philanthropy.v10i1.14084

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Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has long-term consequences persisting into the transition to motherhood. Approximately 58.1% of Indonesian mothers in this sample reported at least one ACE. These traumatic experiences may affect the formation of secure attachment within the mother–child relationship and increase the likelihood of negative outcomes in children’s development. This research aims to examine the association between maternal ACEs and the quality of mother-child attachment, operationalized through the dimensions of closeness and conflict. A quantitative approach with purposive sampling technique was used in this study. A total of 215 mother–child dyads were involved. Spearman’s rank correlation was conducted for hypothesis testing. Results showed that maternal ACEs were negatively correlated with closeness (ρ = −0.217, p = 0.001) and positively correlated with conflict (ρ = 0.311, p < 0.001). The findings indicate that higher exposure to ACEs is associated with lower emotional closeness and higher conflict in the mother–child relationship. This underscores the importance of considering maternal ACEs in understanding attachment quality and may suggest the potential role of protective factors in mitigating the effects of adversity.
Co-Authors Cinta Aurellia Az Zahra