Self -
reported romantic attachment style was significantly associated with personality dimensions, with fearful adults showing the most maladaptive personality profiles.
The present study examined self -
reported romantic attachment style and Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) states of mind regarding early attachment relationships, personality dimensions, and psychopathology in a psychiatric sample of trauma survivors.
Not exact matches
Observed
Attachment and Self -
Report Affect Within
Romantic Relationships.
All participants completed a survey that included self -
report measures of familism (e.g., «One should help economically with the support of younger brothers and sisters»; «When one has problems, one can count on the help of relatives») and
attachment avoidance (e.g., «I prefer not to show a partner how I feel deep down»; «I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on
romantic partners»).
This 36 - item self -
report measure of AAS yields continuous scores on
attachment anxiety (18 items, e.g. «I often worry that my partner will not want to stay with me»; from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree) and
attachment avoidance (18 items, e.g. «I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on
romantic partners») dimensions.
Results of Study 2 suggest that retrospective
reports of maternal
attachment insecurity are associated with significantly higher LMS scores, anxious and depressive symptoms, adult
romantic attachment insecurity, and potentially high - risk relationship behaviors.
The researchers found that the individuals who received the most sensitive care from their mothers at 18 months old also
reported the most secure
attachment to friends and
romantic partners in early adulthood.
Parents completed self -
report measures of
romantic attachment, family cohesion and adaptability and triangulation of the child.
The higher score on the PSROM subscale of the MPRS indicates that participants were, as instructed,
reporting on a parasocial
romantic attachment.
[jounal] Shaver, P. R. / 2000 / The adult
attachment interview and self -
reports of
romantic attachment: Associations across domains and methods / Personal Relationships 7: 25 ~ 43
The present study examines the influence of
romantic attachment and received intimate partner violence (physical, psychological and sexual) on recent
reports of NSSI behaviors and thoughts.
[book] Brennan, K. A. / 1998 / Self -
report measurement of adult
romantic attachment: An integrative overview, In Attachment theory and close relationships / Guilford Pres
attachment: An integrative overview, In
Attachment theory and close relationships / Guilford Pres
Attachment theory and close relationships / Guilford Press: 46 ~ 76
The subscales are also able to distinguish between types of relationships (eg higher levels of
attachment are
reported in
romantic relationships compared to other forms of relationships in college students).
The gender difference among youth has been consistently
reported in studies in other cultures too, however, such differences are not with regard to desire or inclination for a relationship but with specific preferences in the partner, For example, Shulman and Scharf (2000)
reported that Italian girls emphasized more
attachment and care and showed higher level of affective intensity in
romantic relationship than boys.
The Experiences in Close Relationships - Revised (ECR - R; Fraley et al. 2000) is a self -
report measure with 36 items measuring adult
romantic attachment across two subscales:
attachment - related anxiety (fear of abandonment and rejection) and
attachment - related avoidance (fear of closeness and discomfort with dependence on others).
Beyond confirming that self -
reported early risk exposure was associated with a more sexualized
romantic self - concept, greater numbers of relationships, and greater
attachment insecurity, «Study 1» confirmed a hypothesized four - way interaction between gender, early risk,
romantic self - concept, and
attachment style.
Through the construction of self -
report questionnaires, they found that the three different styles of
attachment, as proposed by Ainsworth et al. [3], help explain personality differences in experiences of
romantic relationships.
The present study examines the pattern of relationships between adult
romantic attachment, cognitive vulnerabilities to anxiety and depression, self -
reported anxious and depressive symptoms, and both general and specific relationship outcomes.
Reliability and validity of the revised experiences in close relationships (ECR - R) self -
report measure of adult
romantic attachment.
Younger Turkish emerging adults
reported more
attachment anxiety in their
romantic relationships than older emerging adults, and the females
reported more
attachment avoidance in their
romantic relationships than males.
In the classic transference paradigm, manipulated resemblance to a prior
romantic partner led individuals to apply their
attachment style with a past
romantic partner (the prior significant other) to a potential dating partner, as reflected in self -
reported anxiety and avoidance (Brumbaugh and Fraley, 2006).
They found that married participants were less likely to
report their sibling as an
attachment figure than single participants, which generally indicates that
romantic partners seem to move to the top of the
attachment hierarchy.
[book] Brennan, K. A. / 1998 / Self -
report measures of adult
romantic attachment: An integrative overview, In Attachment theory and close relationship / Guilfor
attachment: An integrative overview, In
Attachment theory and close relationship / Guilfor
Attachment theory and close relationship / Guilford: 46 ~ 76
Brennan, K.A., Clarke, C.L. and Shaver, P.R. (1998) Self -
Report Measurement of Adult
Romantic Attachment: An Integrative Overview.
Participants completed a battery of self -
report measures assessing their
attachment style in
romantic relationships, satisfaction in their current
romantic relationship, and an adjective checklist describing their parents and their parent's relationship with each other.