Bhakoo, O NPershad, DMahajan, RGambhir, S K1994-12-012009-05-271994-12-012009-05-271994-12-01Bhakoo ON, Pershad D, Mahajan R, Gambhir SK. Development of mother-infant attachment scale. Indian Pediatrics. 1994 Dec; 31(12): 1477-82http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/13562A 15 item mother-infant attachment scale was developed. It is a simple, brief and easy to comprehend even by the illiterate rural woman. The split half reliability was found to be 0.83 and there was high internal consistency. It has high face and construct validity. The babies separated for longer period had shown lesser attachment subsequently, compared to those who had no separation.engAdultCluster AnalysisCultureFemaleHumansIndiaInfant, NewbornMother-Child RelationsObject AttachmentPsychological TestsPsychometrics --methodsReproducibility of ResultsRural PopulationJournal Article