Maternal separation and contact to a stranger more than reunion affect the autonomic nervous system in the mother-child dyad ANS measurements during Strange Situation Procedure in mother-child dyad

摘要

Background: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) processes underlying attachment-related mother-child interactions are not well understood. We aimed to describe and compare the responsivity of the ANS for mothers and their infants during the different phases of the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP).