%0 Journal Article %T Apego y Ajuste Socio Emocional: Un Estudio en Embarazadas Primigestas %A Farkas %A Chamarrita %A Santelices %A Mar¨ªa P¨ªa %A Aracena %A Marcela %A Pinedo %A Jos¨¦ %J Psykhe (Santiago) %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-22282008000100007 %X this article focuses on the study of adult attachment and its relationship with socio-emotional adjustment during the first pregnacy. a correlational descriptive study using a cross-sectional design was conducted. the sample included 139 prim¨ªpara females between 19 and 40 years of age, from medium, medium-low and low socioeconomic status. the attachment style was evaluated using the attachment questionnaire for adults, camir, and the socio-emotional adjustment with the mental health questionnaire, oq-45.2. descriptive analyses of the sample were conducted, and the bivariate correlations between attachment styles and adjustment was estimated. the results show a significant relation between attachment styles and adjustment indexes. %K adult attachment %K socio-emotional adjustment %K first pregnancy. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-22282008000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en