摘要
親子關係是指父母與子女之間的關係，其中親子連結（bonding）是父母對胎兒產生的情感連結（bonding-in），從胎動開始發生，這種連結關係會發生在孩子出生的一年內；而親子依附（attachment）是用來定義嬰兒對照顧者的依附關係，兩者雖然同時都形容親子關係，但其理論概念及應用方式卻截然不同。雖然國外文獻已經有做澄清，但連結（bonding）與依附（attachment），在國內護理和助產專業領域中還是常被誤用，在學術研究方面往往無法呈現其不同的特性。本文試著藉由Walker與Avant概念分析步驟來對親子連結概念作定義，並與依附概念做區分，呈現兩個概念之間的差異，使將來針對親子關係的研究及應用更為明確，避免概念上的誤解。
並列摘要
The parent-child relationship refers to the relationship between parents and child, in which maternal-infant bonding is the mother's emotional connection to her fetus. It begins from fetal movement and occurs within one year of the child's birth. In contrast, maternal-infant attachment is defined as the infant's attachment to its caregiver. Although the two terms describe the same maternal-infant relationship, they have very different theoretical concepts and application. Literature from other countries has clarified the difference between bonding and attachment, but the two concepts are still misused in the field of domestic nursing and midwifery which has causes academic research to fail to exhibit their different characteristics. This article use the concept analysis steps outlined by Walker and Avant to define maternal-infant bonding and makes a distinction between the concepts of bonding and attachment.