Even though singles show a higher probability for
insecure attachment compared to coupled individuals, inconsistencies have been published for the second classification (anxious versus avoidant).
The odds of individuals with CD / ODD having
an insecure attachment compared to individuals without CD / ODD was odds ratio (OR) = 3.01, 95 % CI = 1.85 — 4.88, p < 0.001, k = 6.
Not exact matches
Number 19 «
Insecure attachment and real vs. perceived threat in relationships» Dr. Geoff MacDonald at the University of Toronto discusses how insecurely attached individuals,
compared to the securely attached, perceive potential close relationships as socially threatening vs. rewarding.
Comparing 57 MZ and 81 DZ twin pairs, Bokhorst and colleagues [78] found only unique environmental factors accounting for the variance in disorganised vs. organised
attachment, while both shared and non-shared environmental effects accounted for the variance in secure vs.
insecure attachment.
They found that
insecure attachment was overrepresented in the clinical group
compared to the non-clinical group.
One thing that researchers found was that when
compared with the other two
attachment categories (the
insecure ones), children with disorganized
attachment concerns are at more risk of developing aggressive behavior problems, which might already surface at the age of about five.
Young adults with
insecure attachment orientations report lower levels of extraversion and openness with others
compared to those with secure
attachments.
Research show that securely attached individuals tend to experience high quality and highly rewarding social lives
compared to those with
insecure attachments (Anders & Tucker, 2000; Gillath, Johnson, Selcuk, & Teel, 2011).
Seven studies on
attachment security / disorganization and child maltreatment in families have been reported, and six studies on
attachment in institution - reared children using the (modified) Strange Situation procedure to assess
attachment.8 In order to examine the impact of child maltreatment on
attachment we
compare the studies» combined distribution of
attachment patterns to the normative low - risk distribution of
attachment (N = 2104, derived from the meta - analysis of Van IJzendoorn, Schuengel, & Bakermans - Kranenburg9):
insecure - avoidant (A): 15 %, secure (B): 62 %,
insecure - resistant (C): 9 %, and disorganized (D): 15 %.
In one investigation of more than 700 Israeli infants, Sagi and associates20 found that «center - care, in and of itself, adversely increased the likelihood of infants developing
insecure attachment to their mothers as
compared with infants who were either in maternal care, individual nonparental care with a relative, individual nonparental care with a paid caregiver, or family day - care.»
Additional findings indicated that married women in the study had a lower level of
insecure adult
attachment, particularly, anxious
attachment,
compared to single women.
The aim was to test these relatively new measures in practice contexts administered by practitioners, and to determine rates of
insecure and disorganised
attachment style to
compare with other studies.
However, a difference was found in verbal ability of children with secure,
compared to children with
insecure, attachment classification with respect to mother (F (1, 115) = 6.40, p <.05, η 2 =.001), and insecurely attached children scored significantly lower than securely attached (Secure: M = 92.33, SD = 1.62; Insecure: M = 84.23, SD = 2.76), logistic regression B = − 1.01, p
insecure,
attachment classification with respect to mother (F (1, 115) = 6.40, p <.05, η 2 =.001), and insecurely attached children scored significantly lower than securely attached (Secure: M = 92.33, SD = 1.62;
Insecure: M = 84.23, SD = 2.76), logistic regression B = − 1.01, p
Insecure: M = 84.23, SD = 2.76), logistic regression B = − 1.01, p <.0001.