Relationships and family
Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI)
A questionnaire on the love and closeness a mother feels towards her baby.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI)
- 26 questions
- About 5 minutes
- For pregnancy and the months after birth
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
Read each statement while thinking of your relationship with your baby, and choose the option that best describes your feelings and behaviour.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Your attachment score
The higher the score, the stronger the bond you feel with your baby; there is no set cut-off for this questionnaire. A lower score does not mean you do not love your baby: tiredness, lack of sleep, a difficult birth, stress or postnatal depression can all affect these feelings. If you often feel distant from your baby, or you feel low, anxious or worn out, talking to a doctor or a mental health professional can help both you and your baby.
- Total score
- out of 104
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Müller ME (1994). Turkish adaptation: Kavlak O, Şirin A (2009).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The Maternal Attachment Inventory looks at a mother’s feelings and behaviour towards her baby — in other words, the bond between mother and baby. It has 26 items and takes about 5 minutes. Scores range from 26 to 104, and a higher score means a stronger bond. The result is not a diagnosis, and a lower score does not mean that you do not love your baby.
Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) · Müller ME (1994). Turkish adaptation: Kavlak O, Şirin A (2009).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.