In your study of intergenerational continuity, you interview mothers who have avoidant relationships with their infants. These mothers frequently cannot recall incidents from their own childhood, yet idealize their parents. According to studies of adult attachment, you classify these mothers as

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Dismissing attachment style is characterized by idealizing one's childhood experiences and parents, while avoiding emotional closeness in relationships. This matches the behavior of the mothers who cannot recall incidents from their own childhood, but idealize their parents and have avoidant relationships with their infants.

In Your Study of Intergenerational Continuity, You Interview Mothers Who