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Fonagy, Peter; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Studied the relation of patterns of attachment and psychiatric status in 82 nonpsychotic inpatients and 85 case-matched controls using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Preliminary outcome results suggest that individuals rated as dismissing on the AAI are more likely to show improvements in psychotherapy. Discusses other findings. (KW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Standards, Classification
Feldman, Jack M. – 1972
This document reports a study conducted to test the hypothesis that the level of abstraction of agreements and disagreements influences evaluations of and behavioral intentions toward other persons with the most abstract the most important. A "level of abstraction" theory, which predicts importance effects, holds that values, norms, roles, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Behavior Standards, Beliefs, Classification