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Individual differences in adult attachment: Disentangling two assessment traditions.
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European Journal of Developmental Psychology . Jun2007, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p220-238. 19p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The goal of this paper was to disentangle the contributions of type of measurement and relational domain to the lack of concordance between adult attachment measures. Eighty-six college students completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and self-reported measures of attachment security adapted to their relationships with four different relational partners. Results showed that whereas the AAI main dimensions were unrelated to self-reports relative to any partner, reports of attachment security with different partners were interrelated. Further, very few of the AAI State of Mind scales related to self-reported attachment security, but the AAI Experience scales did relate to self-reports in a theoretically consistent manner. Finally, the AAI scales of Idealization and Lack of Recall correlated positively with self-reported attachment when controlling for experiences reported on the AAI. The results suggest that a fundamental distinction between adult attachment measures could be the degree of automaticity of the constructs tapped, and that attachment self-reports may be biased by defensive information-processing strategies among dismissing individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17405629
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24325189
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620600662720