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More Bridges: Investigating the Relevance of Self-Report and Interview Measures of Adult Attachment for Marital and Caregiving Relationships
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Bernier, Annie; Matte-Gagne, Celia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
The aim of this report was to investigate the associations between attachment state of mind, romantic attachment style, and indices of maternal functioning in two relational spheres: the mother-child relationship (i.e., maternal sensitivity and child attachment security) and the marital relationship (i.e., mothers' and their partners' marital…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Attachment and Emotion Regulation during Mother-Teen Problem Solving: A Control Theory Analysis.
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Kobak, R. Rogers; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Correlated teens' strategies for regulating their attachment to their mothers as measured by the Adult Attachment Interview, and emotion regulation during teen-mother problem solving. Teens with secure strategies engaged in problem-solving discussions characterized by less dysfunctional anger and less avoidance of problem solving than other teens.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Adult Attachment Classification and Self-Reported Psychiatric Symptomalogy as Assessed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2.
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Pianta, Robert C.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined differences in self-reported psychiatric symptomatology on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 according to the Adult Attachment Interview in first-time mothers from a high-risk poverty sample. Different symptom patterns were consistent with adult attachment status as an index of self-representation and as a set of…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Attachment Processes in Eating Disorder and Depression.
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Cole-Detke, Holland; Kobak, Roger – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examines the relationship between attachment strategies and symptom reporting among college women (N=61). The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) was administered and interview transcripts were rated with the Attachment Interview Q-Sort. Findings support the hypothesis that secondary or defensive attachment strategies predispose individuals toward…
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders
Attachment Organization and History of Suicidal Behavior in Clinical Adolescents.
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Adam, Kenneth S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Adolescents in psychiatric treatment (N=133) participated in a case-comparison study investigating the association of attachment patterns with a history of suicidal behaviors. Attachment patterns were assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview. In accordance with definitions provided in the scoring system, 86% of case and 78% of comparison…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders