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Loubser, Janie. "Attachment theory and adult intimate relationships." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1095.
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Shemmings, David. "Adult attachment theory and later life filial relationships." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.396712.
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Merck, Rhea Ann M. "Transgenerational Patterns of Adult Attachment Relationships." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278195/.
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The purpose of the study is to examine adult attachment relationships among a group of college students and their parents. Two attachment hypotheses were tested: The mental model hypothesis for attachments with parents and romantic partners and the compensation hypothesis for attachment with God. Hypothesis 1 attempted to determine if there was agreement between parents and children about a self-reported attachment style. Support was found as students and parents had a significantly higher level of agreement when reporting a secure style of attachment between them, with sons being significantly highest. Hypothesis 2 examined agreement on attachment style between generations: Children's report of attachments to parents and parents' report of attachment to their parents. Results indicated that parents' reporting a secure style of attachment to their parents was significantly higher with their same gender parents. Hypothesis 3 produced two 15 x 15 correlation matrices including measures of romantic attachment and religiousness for children and parents. In general, further validity for measures used is provided in numerous expected correlations. Anxious and avoidant romantic attachment styles and desperate love were significantly positively related and were often negatively related to a secure style of attachment. Results indicate significant relationships between fathers' and children's (particularly daughters') romantic styles. The only significant correlation for mothers and sons was on religiousness; however, mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, as well as mothers and fathers were all significantly positively correlated on religiousness. Hypothesis 4 results indicated that when there was disagreement with fathers on attachment style, children scored higher on a measure of religiousness, supporting the compensation hypothesis. Hypothesis 5 found that children with secure attachments to both parents and mothers with high importance of religion also scored significantly higher on importance of religion, supporting the mental model hypothesis. Overall, this study suggests that the mental model and compensation hypotheses do not compete, but rather, coexist in different contexts, perhaps with mediating events that discriminate between the two processes.
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Sander, Amy Janay Boswell. "Toward an integration of Beck's cognitive theory and Bowlby's attachment theory : self-schema and adult attachment classification in relation to depressive symptoms /." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3035975.
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Katafiasz, Heather Anne. "A Dyadic Examination of Intimate Partner Violence Using Bowen Family Systems Theory and Adult Romantic Attachment Theory." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354712628.
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Swiney, Laura Michelle. "The Relationship Between Childhood Attachment Style and Adult Dissociation." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1418136797.
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Apel, Sharon. "Communicating Forgiveness within Adult Sibling Relationships." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1251216612.
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Fricker, Julie, and n/a. "Predicting infidelity the role of attachment styles, lovestyles, and the investment model." Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20060828.095633.
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Infidelity violates a western norm that a range of interpersonal behaviours
should remain exclusive in committed romantic relationships. Once exposed, the
aftermath can be detrimental to all concerned. However, despite a cultural majority
endorsing this belief and apprised of the potential consequences of its violations,
infidelity or extradyadic relationships are widespread. Furthermore, individual
differences in beliefs about what constitutes infidelity blur the boundaries of acceptable
behaviour, making the concept of unfaithfulness difficult to fully describe. This
variation in attitudes and behaviour, along with the consistent media attention infidelity
attracts affirms the enigmatic nature of the behaviour. In response, an aim of the study
was to clarify the construct of infidelity among a contemporary Australian sample. This
was achieved in two ways. Firstly, the study examined beliefs and behaviours
associated with unfaithfulness using qualitative (focus group) and largely quantitative
(survey) data. Secondly, the study involved investigation of the association between
infidelity and several individual, relationship and environmental variables. Differences
in relationships and environmental conditions can be conceptualised within the
theoretical framework of the investment model, while adult attachment theory and a
lovestyles typology offer theoretical underpinnings to the study of individual
differences. Specifically, the aim of this stage of the study was to examine how adult
attachment styles (anxious, avoidant), lovestyles (eros, ludus, storge, mania, pragma,
agape), relationship variables (satisfaction, investment, commitment), and an
environmental variable (perceived alternatives) predicted infidelity.
The sample comprised 243 women and 69 men between the ages of 18 and 60
years (M = 31.3 years, SD = 11.9) who were currently in a romantic relationship of at
least one year or who had recently been in such a relationship. Participants completed
measures pertaining to attachment, lovestyles and various aspects of relationship quality
in addition to several measures of extradyadic behaviour. The study found that
infidelity, as defined by respondents, was engaged in by 20% of individuals in their
current relationships and by 42% of individuals in their previous relationships.
Regarding the nature of infidelity, the current findings indicated that various sexual and
emotional behaviours carried out with someone other than one's primary partner were
considered unfaithful by the vast majority, while fantasy and flirting behaviours were
generally seen as acceptable. It was noteworthy, however, that a substantial minority also viewed fantasy as unfaithful, underlining the inherent complexity of the construct.
The hypotheses concerning the variables predicting infidelity were partially supported.
Results suggested that individuals most likely to engage in extradyadic behaviour were
those with an avoidant attachment style or a Ludus lovestyle, more perceived
alternatives to their relationship, and most unexpectedly, higher levels of investment in
their relationship. Conversely, those least likely to engage in these behaviours were
those with an Eros Lovestyle and greater levels of commitment to their relationship.
The study confirmed the prevalence of infidelity and emphasised the differential
attitudes, behaviours and motivations associated with it. These differences are discussed
in relation to the theories presented and an argument is made for research on infidelity
to take a broader focus, one that includes the combined aspects of individuals, their
relationships and the environment. Implications of these findings for individuals and
couples and for the professionals who work with them are discussed, along with
suggestions for future research.
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Briggs, Ian. "The Influence of Attachment Styles on Employee Engagement." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4271.
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the influence of adult attachment styles on the engagement of employees in an attempt to address increasing losses in U.S. work productivity. Researchers have documented that organizations able to maintain better manager-employee relationships demonstrated positive employee engagement and improved productivity. However, a distinct gap in the literature remains as to how organizational leaders can stimulate healthier manager-employee relationships. Adult attachment theory was used as the foundation to explore how employees' relationships with their immediate manager affect their work engagement. To address this question, a purposeful sample of 16 full time mid level employees who had a direct line reporting relationship to an immediate manager were selected from various industries across the United States. The Experiences of Close Relationship Relationship Structures questionnaire was used to assess the employee's attachment style prior to in-depth interviews being performed to gather rich data on their lived experiences. Interview data was analyzed using the modified 7-step Van Kaam method of phenomenological analysis. Two themes emerged: employees have a need for purpose and value, and employees require varying levels of dependency. These findings indicate that managers must cater to the attachment needs of the employee to positively address productivity losses. Implications for positive social change pertain to both the financial benefits derived from an increase in industry productivity and profitability levels due to improvements in employee engagement, as well as the recovery of employees' commitment to the workplace through the provision of a healthy work environment.
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Stern, Barry L. "Fear of intimacy, adult attachment theory, and the five-factor model of personality : a test of empirical convergence and incremental validity /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9951126.
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Berthiaume, Kelly, and Kelly C. Berthiaume. "The College Experience of Gifted Emerging Adults: Factors Associated to Social Adjustment to College." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2018/schedule/12.
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate factors that contribute to the social adjustment to college for gifted emerging adults. Specifically, perceived parental attachment, and social competence were included. Additionally, social competence was examined to determine if it served as a mediator between parental attachment and social adjustment to college. Responses from 70 participants recruited from the Honors Program at Florida State University (FSU) were included in analysis of the data, which comprised of 19 males (27.1%) and 51 females (72.9%) with a mean age of 19.27 years (SD = 1.05). Results from bivariate correlations and multiple regression analyses revealed positive, significant correlations between parental attachment and social adjustment to college, parental attachment and social competence, and social competence and social adjustment to college. Analyses also found that social competence partially mediated the relationship between parental attachment and social adjustment to college. The majority of research regarding gifted individuals focuses on the experience and developmental domains within the K-12 setting. The findings of the present study add to the significant dearth of literature concerning the college experience of gifted individuals. Specifically, the results provide support that a secure parental attachment influences positive development of social competence and better social adjustment to college in gifted emerging adults. Furthermore, these findings are important factors for researchers, clinicians, and university officials to consider when assessing the needs of gifted and non-gifted emerging adults in a college setting, and when developing social support services and resources for students.
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Granqvist, Pehr. "Attachment and Religion : An Integrative Developmental Framework." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis : Univ.-bibl. [distributör], 2002. http://publications.uu.se/theses/91-554-5255-8/.
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Klevheden, Ann-Sofie. "Att växa upp som skilsmässobarn : En kvalitativ studie." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för individ och samhälle, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-2726.
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Syftet med den här kvalitativa studien var att få en bild av hur vuxna skilsmässobarn upplever att deras personliga utveckling, relationer till föräldrar och kärleksrelationer med partners, påverkats av föräldrarnas skilsmässa. Studien bestod av åtta självvalda kvinnor mellan 25 och 43 år, som upplevt en skilsmässa mellan föräldrarna under barndomen. Halvstrukturerande intervjuer genomfördes och analyserades med hjälp av Grounded Theory metoden. Tre deskriptiva kategorier grundades i datan; föräldraband, personlig utveckling och vacklande perspektiv. Tillsammans bygger de upp kärnkategorin ”Ambivalens i relationer”. Resultatet visar att kvinnorna upplever en ambivalens i sina relationer. De brottas med en ständig kluvenhet i sina känslor och uppfattningar.The aim of this qualitative study was to describe how adults, whose parents divorced when they were children, experience that their personal development, relationships to parents and own romantic relationships with partners have been affected by their parents´ divorce. The study sample consisted of eight self selected women between 25 and 43 years of age, who experienced a divorce between their parents during childhood. Semi – structured interviews were transcribed and analysed using a method called Grounded Theory. Three descriptive categories were grounded in the data; parental ties, individual development and an unsettled perspective. Together, they formed the core category “Ambivalence in relationships”. The result showed that these women experience, an ambivalence in their relationships. They grapple with a constant duality in their emotions and conceptions.
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Webster, Britney Alissa. "Adult Romantic Couples' Use of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Everyday Contexts." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1563967808727087.
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Riverwood, Rachel Sachs. "Divine Narcissism: Raising a Secure Middle-Aged Adult." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1630013506860972.
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Palomer, Angela Mayo. "Attachment Theory and Reasons Not to Marry Among Emerging Adults." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244484.
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Using attachment theory, I examined reasons for not marrying, including doubts about the self and doubts about the partner, among emerging adults (N = 89; age range 18‐25). To explain these reasons for not marrying, I used attachment theory to examine attachment dimensions: avoidance (positive view of self; negative view of others) and anxiety (negative view of self; positive view of others). Also from attachment theory, I examined reports of parental divorce, given its associations with relational struggles. I hypothesized that individuals: 1) higher on anxiety will have more reasons not to marry based on doubts about self, whereas individuals higher on avoidance will have more reasons not to marry based on doubts about their partner and; 2) experiencing parental divorce will have more overall reasons not to marry than individuals not reporting parental divorce. Using proc mixed and a t‐test to examine each hypothesis respectively, I found that neither hypothesis was supported. I conclude that attachment dimensions during emerging adulthood are not associated with marital behaviors at this life stage. Further, parental divorce is not associated with reasons not to marry, likely given unequal sample sizes (n = 20 reported parental divorce; n = 69 reported no parental divorce).
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Cavalier, Bethanie Anne. "Attachment Theory: Comparing the Relationship between Attachment Hierarchies and Life Satisfaction among Young-Old and Mid-Old Adults." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1573152367754282.
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Penketh, Victoria. "Attachment in adults with intellectual disabilities : the examination of the psychometric properties of the Manchester Attachment Scale-Third Party Observational Measure (MAST)." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/attachment-in-adults-with-intellectual-disabilities-the-examination-of-the-psychometric-properties-of-the-manchester-attachment-scale-third-party-observational-measure-mast(eba9273d-2873-4296-b9fa-191d92503ef5).html.
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Introduction: Research indicates that children with an intellectual disability [ID] are at an increased risk of developing attachment difficulties and subsequent affect regulation difficulties. Attachment theory may further understanding of the risk factors for individuals with an ID experiencing mental health problems, challenging behaviour and emotional difficulties. However, there is a paucity of research into attachment and adults with ID and there is a lack of valid and reliable measures for assessing attachment security for this group. The Manchester Attachment Scale-Third Party Observational Measure [MAST] was developed to assess degree of secure attachment behaviour for adults with ID and the current study examined the psychometric properties of the MAST. Method: Professional carers [N=40] supporting individuals with an ID completed the MAST and other measures related to the construct of attachment theory (subscales of the Edward Zigler-Yale Personality Questionnaire[EZPQ] and Emotional Rating Scale [ERS] as well as the Learning Disability Casemix Scale [LDCS) regarding individuals with an ID they were supporting [N=57]. Individuals with an ID [N=14] completed the Self-report Assessment of Attachment Security [SRAAS]. Results: The MAST was found to have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The convergent validity of the MAST was indicated by positive correlation with the EZPQ subscales (negative reaction tendency, obedience, positive reaction tendency and outerdirectedness) and scores on the SRAAS. The MAST was found to be correlated with both levels of ID and presence of challenging behaviour as measured by LDCS scores. Conclusion: These current results provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the MAST as a measure of secure attachment behaviour for adults with ID. The results provide support for previous research that indicates a relationship between attachment security and level of ID and challenging behaviour. The results of the study and the implications of attachment theory for adults with ID are discussed.
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Smiley, A. Eugene. "Implications of attachment theory to the improving of the quality of life of older adults." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.
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Cookman, Craig Alan. "Attachment structures of older adults: Theory development using a mixed qualitative-quantitative research design." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185906.
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This study used a mixed qualitative-quantitative design to describe attachment in a sample of one-hundred fifty-four healthy community-living older adults. Life-span development and attachment theory combined to define the philosophical and theoretical orientation that guided the investigation. The idea of an "attachment structure" was conceptualized by the investigator to frame attachment--an approach that allowed attachment to involve multiple attachment objects from any or all of six different attachment object types (things, ideas, people, groups of people, animals, or places). The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the attachment structure as it presented in, and developed in later life. In phase one of the study, 154 older adults were administered a questionnaire designed to elicit descriptive information about the newly conceptualized "attachment structure". This information was used to guide theoretical sampling in the qualitative, second phase. In phase two, a grounded theory methodology was used to explore the developmental changes that occurred in attachment structures in later life. Sixteen subjects from phase one were selected, based on their responses to the quantitative phase, as those subjects most likely to advance the theory developing focus of this study. Analysis supported the attachment structure as a meaningful representation of socio-emotional development in later life. The existence of multiple attachment objects of multiple object types was supported by both quantitative and qualitative data. Significantly, in addition to close family and friends, subjects reported attachments to ideas like independence and freedom. A grounded process called "reconfiguring" was identified from qualitative analysis that described how older people make changes in their attachment structures to maintain a sense of security in the face of diminishing contact with attachment objects. Two pathways, the structural stimulation pathway and the reconfiguring pathway, describe the dynamics of the attachment structure. The reconfiguring pathway was identified as a developmental resource of aging--a process available to older people to address developmental challenges in aging that affect one's quality and quantity of interaction with attachment objects.
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Chevrier, Basilie. "Approche longitudinale de l'ajustement psychosocial des étudiants primo-entrants en contexte universitaire : une question de transition vers l'âge adulte." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019BORD0233.
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L’entrée à l’université représente une période de transition majeure jalonnée de différents changements de rôles, de statuts et de milieux. Cette période de transition correspond aux débuts du devenir adulte. Au cœur de ce défi développemental se situent les questions d’autonomie et d’indépendance. L’autonomie et l’indépendance s’acquièrent de manière progressive et s’expriment au travers des représentations que les jeunes adultes ont du fonctionnement de leur système familial et de leur propre fonctionnement. Ainsi, l’environnement familial, les représentations d’attachement, la transition d’habitation et les processus d’autodétermination sont des expressions du devenir adulte progressif des individus qui vont être particulièrement questionnées lors de cette transition majeure. En adoptant une vision holistique-interactionniste, ce travail de recherche s’est donné pour objectif d’interroger le développement psychosocial des jeunes adultes entrant à l’université en tenant compte des spécificités propres à leur période de développement.Notre population d’étude se compose d’étudiants primo-entrants. En suivant une approche longitudinale, ce travail de recherche comportait trois temps de mesure et a donné lieu à la réalisation de deux cohortes successives. Le premier temps de mesure a eu lieu lors de la rentrée universitaire, en septembre/octobre (N = 1 142) ; le deuxième temps en milieu d’année universitaire, en février/mars (N = 248) ; et le troisième temps en fin d’année universitaire en juin/juillet (N = 101). A chaque temps de mesure, les participants ont été invités à répondre à un questionnaire qui évaluait leurs perceptions de leur environnement familial (i.e., relation parents-enfant et relations familiales), leurs représentations d’attachement, la transition d’habitation qu’ils vivaient, leurs processus d’autodétermination (i.e., motivation à la poursuite d’études et besoins psychologiques de base) et leur ajustement psychosocial (i.e., bien-être psychologique, estime de soi globale, dépressivité et résultats académiques). Les données ont été analysées en adoptant une approche à la fois centrée sur les personnes et sur les variables ainsi qu’en considérant les différentes formes de variabilités.Nos résultats soulignent l’hétérogénéité et la multiplicité des profils d’environnement familial, d’attachement et d’autodétermination, des classes de transition d’habitation ainsi que des patterns de développement lors de l’entrée à l’université. Ces différents profils d’environnement familial, d’attachement et d’autodétermination présentent une évolution singulière au cours de la première année universitaire. Au niveau de l’ajustement psychosocial, nos résultats montrent que les caractéristiques personnelles (i.e., attachement et autodétermination) ont un effet sur l’ajustement au cours de la première année contrairement aux contextes dans lesquels évoluent l’individu (i.e., environnement familial et transition d’habitation). L’évolution de l’ajustement psychosocial au cours du temps s’avère positive et stable pour les profils positifs d’environnement familial, d’attachement et d’autodétermination alors qu’il est instable pour les profils négatifs. Enfin, nos résultats conduisent à considérer les besoins psychologiques de base comme des leviers permettant une meilleure adaptation en période de transition. Ces différentes observations apportent un regard complémentaire à la littérature et permettent de venir discuter des applications possibles dans l’accompagnement des adultes en devenir en contexte universitaireStarting university is a period of major transition with many changes in roles, statuses, and environments. This transitional period corresponds to the beginning of the becoming an adult. The developmental challenge of this time involves autonomy and independence issues. Autonomy and independence are acquired progressively and are expressed through young adults’ representations of family functioning and their own functioning. Thus, the family environment, attachment representations, home-leaving experience, and self-determination processes are expressions of becoming adult that are particularly questioned during this major transition. With a holistic-interactionist point of view, the current research aims to investigate young adults’ psychosocial development when they enter at the university considering specificities of the developmental period.Our sample consisted of freshman young adults. Using a longitudinal approach, this research had three waves and to two separate cohorts. The first wave was during the back-to- school period, in September/October (N = 1,142); the second wave in the middle of the freshman year, in February/March (N = 248); and the third wave at the end of the year, in June/July (N = 101). In each wave, participants completed the questionnaire assessing family environment (i.e., parents-child relationship and family relationships), attachment representations, home-leaving, self-determination process (i.e., academic motivation and basic psychological needs), and psychosocial adjustment (i.e., psychological well-being, self- worth, depression, and academic results). Data were analyzed using both person-oriented and variable-oriented approaches and considered the different kinds of variability.Our results highlight the heterogeneity and multiplicity of family environment, attachment, and self-determination profiles, home leaving classes, and developmental patterns in the beginning of the freshman year. Family environment, attachment, and self- determination profiles presented a singular evolution during freshman year. Concerning psychosocial adjustment, our results showed that personal characteristics (i.e., attachment and self-determination processes) have an effect on adjustment across the freshman year unlike environmental contexts (i.e., family environment and home leaving). Psychosocial adjustment evolution during the year appeared to be positive and stable for positive profiles of family environment, attachment, and self-determination whereas it was unstable for negative profiles. Finally, our results replace basic psychological needs as important levers allowing a better adaptation during transitional periods. These different observations give a complementary perspective to literature and provide an opportunity to discuss possible applications in the support of emerging adults in the university context
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Barnum, Linda. "How do Somatic and Body Psychotherapists Identify Attachment Trauma in Adults? A Grounded Theory Investigation into the Somatic Nature of Attachment Trauma." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10253486.
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Adverse early attachment experiences have been identified as contributing factors in adult behaviors ranging from neurological development, affect regulation, parenting, and romantic relationships. This study focused on adult attachment trauma from the perspective of somatic and body-centered therapists, and how such complex trauma is identified at the somatic or bodily level. Grounded theory analysis revealed three core somatic attachment styles: Withdrawal, Avoidance, and Disconnected. Significantly, the findings corresponded to aspects of the Adult Attachment Inventory, but were unique to somatic therapists and their perceptions of adult attachment trauma. The results of this study may aid the multi-disciplinary field of somatic psychology to share a common identification of adult attachment trauma.
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Escobar, Despessailles Nadia. "Anknytningsstilar och kön i förhållande till dimensionerna i Big Five." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53217.
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Våra anknytningsstilar påverkas redan från barndomen utav våra relationer. Studien undersökte personers olika anknytningsstilar som förekommer och kön i förhållande till Big Five modellens fem personlighetsdimensioner. Denna studie är genomförd med fem tvåvägs variansanalyser för oberoende mätningar. Beprövade mätinstrument användes i studien, vilka är Attachment Style Questionnarie och Shafer’s personality scale. Anknytningsstil och kön användes som oberoende variabler och Big five dimensionerna användes som en beroende variabel i studien. I resultatet framkom det ingen skillnad mellan kön på dimensionerna i Big Five. Det existerade dock skillnader mellan de tre anknytningsstilarna i dimensionerna extraversion, vänlighet samt neuroticism i Big Five. Endast samvetsgrannhet kunde påvisa en statistisk signifikant interaktion mellan anknytningsstil och kön i förhållande till Big Five. Slutsatserna är att studiens resultat stämmer överens till stor del med tidigare forskning.
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Wall, Sarah Regina. "The attuned school : the effect, and effectiveness, of developing relationships between pupils with attachment difficulties and significant adults." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7893/.
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This thesis examines the effects, and effectiveness, of developing relationships between pupils with attachment difficulties and significant adults. Research suggests that 40 percent of children are insecurely attached; which may not only prove a barrier to their learning, but also pose challenges for schools. While anecdotal evidence exists, pertaining to the benefits of individual support and particular strategies, little empirical research has taken place around teaching assistants’ efficacy. This study was designed to add to the current body of work. An innovative mixed-methods a priori purposive sampling process was used to ensure that relevant data was gathered. Firstly, the notion of The Attuned School was created by conducting a structured literature review. Ethnographic research followed, which culminated in a quantitative content analysis that identified four suitable contexts. Subsequently, Boxall Profiles were completed to sample individuals who may benefit from intervention. Ultimately, through two pairings, the significant adult-pupil dyad was explored. Attachment and secure base theories underpin the study; they give rise to the notion that schools, and significant adults, can become surrogate secure bases from which students can develop social, emotional and behavioural skills. The findings suggest that settings that have a family ethos, and reflective head teachers, are likely to be attuned. 1:1 intervention positively influenced the two case study pupils’ progress; their Boxall Profiles and Individual Education Plans provided evidence, as did participants’ voices. Noteworthy improvement was made in Section II (The Diagnostic Profile), which opposes prior studies. What also emerges is that a reflective significant adult ensures pupils with attachment difficulties receive equal opportunities and are not discriminated against. Consequently, the thesis makes recommendations; however, further research is also suggested.
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harp, sandra. "Lived Experiences of Homeless Adults with Companion Animals in Utilizing Community Services." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7229.
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Over 71% of American homeless individuals are adults over 25 years of age, and the numbers are increasing. Approximately 25% of homeless individuals own a companion animal (CA). Because most service providers do not allow CAs within their facilities, the current $60.2 billion dollar national budget for homeless resources may be underutilized or forfeited altogether by homeless adults with a CA. The purpose of this study was to explore community service utilization by homeless adults with a CA through the lens of attachment theory. The research question addressed the lived experiences and perceptions of homeless adults who own CAs regarding community service utilization. This is a qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study in which 11 participants were interviewed individually from a semi-structured, researcher created questionnaire. Participants were homeless adults at an emergency shelter in Texas or Oklahoma where their CAs were allowed. Through coding and thematic analysis, 3 themes developed: familial attachment to a CA, a willingness to forego services that do not accommodate their CA, and false belief in their CA as a necessary service provider. The results of this study builds upon the existing body of knowledge regarding homelessness, CAs, and community services as well as informs service provision, education, and policy. Positive social change implications include awareness of the perceptions and beliefs provided by this unique unsheltered sub-population who experienced physical illnesses, trauma, and a close familial bond with their CA. Their lived experiences are key indicators for community service providers and governmental organizations consideration in reference to budgeting allocations and future research.
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Lilliengren, Peter. "Exploring therapeutic action in psychoanalytic psychotherapy : Attachment to therapist and change." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-106501.
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The overall aim of this thesis was to explore therapeutic action in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from different perspectives (patient, therapist, observer), using different methodological approaches (qualitative and quantitative). Study I explores patients’ views of therapeutic action with grounded theory methodology. The results indicated that talking openly in a safe therapeutic relationship led to new relational experiences and expanding self-awareness. Hindering factors included difficulties “opening up” and experiencing something missing in treatment. Study II investigates experienced therapists’ views of therapeutic action. The development of a close and trusting relationship was perceived as the core curative factor. Patients’ fear of closeness hindered treatment from the therapists’ perspective. Study III involves the development and psychometric examination of a new rating scale for patient-therapist attachment (Patient Attachment to Therapist Rating Scale; PAT-RS). Inter-rater reliability was good for three of the subscales (Security, Deactivation, Disorganization), but poor for one (Hyperactivation). Patterns of correlations with other measures suggest construct validity for the reliable subscales. Study IV examines the relationships between secure attachment to therapist, alliance, and outcome. Linear mixed-effects models, controlling for therapist effects, treatment length and patient-rated alliance, indicated that secure attachment to therapist relates to outcome. Further, the unique variance associated with secure attachment to therapist predicted continued gains in functioning during follow-up. The results of this thesis suggest that the development of a secure attachment to the therapist is a central mechanism of therapeutic change. The results are discussed in relation to established notions of therapeutic action in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Two tentative process models that may be useful for clinical practice and future research are proposed.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 4: Epub ahead of print.
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Chauhan, Jaymini. "How can attachment theory help us to understand the relationships of adults diagnosed with a psychotic illness?: a theoretical review, and, What can mothers who have experienced psychosis, tell us about their experience of parenting?: an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5155/.
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The number of people diagnosed with a severe mental illness who become parents is increasing. To date, a majority of the research conducted in this area has mainly focused on the negative aspects and difficulties of parenting. This study is a qualitative study exploring the parenting experience of mothers diagnosed with schizophrenia. It offers a novel contribution to the literature because it focuses on the potential strengths as well as the potential difficulties of parenting in the context of psychosis. Five women who are mothers diagnosed with schizophrenia and have experienced psychosis during their children’s childhood, were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Each interview was audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Four superordinate themes emerged from the analysis: (1) negative experiences of being mothered, (2) challenges of being a mother with a severe mental illness, (3) powerlessness and (4) I have a purpose in life, I am a mother. This study demonstrates that mothers diagnosed with schizophrenia encounter difficulties in their parenting role which impacts upon their relationship with their children. Despite these difficulties the participants also expressed pride and happiness in their parenting role, which gave them a new purpose and meaning in life.
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Novo, Alexandre. "Analyse qualitative et quantitative du devenir à l’âge adulte de mineurs admis en accueil familial thérapeutique : nécessité de soigner les effets des liens primaires désorganisants chez les enfants placés afin de permettre une reprise de la subjectivation." Thesis, Université de Paris (2019-....), 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UNIP7018.
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Alors que 2% à 3% de l’ensemble de la population française est, ou a été, concernée par l’Aide Sociale à l’Enfance (ASE) en tant que mineur, peu de recherches s’intéressent à cette partie de la société. Associé à cela, le système de la protection de l’enfance apparaît comme complexe et obscur pour une grande partie de la population, et également pour des partenaires comme les soignants.Au sein de cet univers qui évolue en quasi parallèle de la société, 164000 mineurs, en 2018, étaient séparés puis placés en dehors de leur foyer en France. Seuls 800 d’entre eux étaient séparés puis hospitalisés en Accueil Familial Thérapeutique (AFT). Puisque ces accueils sont des lieux rares et peu approchés par la recherche, et que l’ensemble des mineurs accompagnés par l’ASE, souvent à l’interface entre psychiatrie-psychologie-somatique-sociale, ont une place difficile à établir, la mise en place d’une étude nous a semblé nécessaire. Pour cela, nous avons évalué au travers d’une étude transversale et rétrospective, le devenir à l’âge adulte, d’enfants séparés de leur famille puis admis dans 4 AFT de secteurs pédopsychiatriques. Les critères d’inclusions étaient les suivants : âgé de plus de 20 ans lors de l’étude ; accueilli en AFT au moins de 8 ans ; sorti de l’AFT depuis au moins de 3 ans.Selon ces critères 33 participants ont été inclus. Ils étaient âgés de 26.73 ans (±3.25), avaient été séparés de leurs parents à 21.73 mois (±13.25) et admis en AFT à 30.27 mois (±17.40). L’évaluation quantitative utilise les outils suivants : Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Retentissement Fonctionnel et Socio-affectif, CaMir (attachement) et Edicode (narrativité). La partie qualitative utilise la Théorisation Ancrée (TA). Au total, ce groupe de 33 participants présente une narrativité, des représentations d’attachement et un profil socio-économique comparables aux résultats dans la population générale.Le soin apporté, en moyenne durant 13 ans (±2.10), est significativement associé à un meilleur devenir à l’âge adulte, lorsqu’il est lié a une séparation parents-enfant avant 18-25 mois.Le soin paraît avoir permis une reprise d’une subjectivation qui avait été entravée par des liens à caractère inaménageable et désorganisants. Malgré la constatation dans nos résultats d’un devenir satisfaisant, l’ensemble des participants soulignent par le biais de l’analyse par la TA, l’abandon des institutions à l’âge adulte, et la nécessité d’un entretien bilan quelques années après le placement. Nos résultats qualitatifs associés à la littérature sur le sujet contribuent à l’importance d’un programme d’accompagnement systématique entre 18 et 25 ans pour tous les anciens mineurs placésWhile 2% to 3% of the entire French population is, or has been, concerned by Child Welfare (CW) as a minor, few research is focused on this part of society. Combined with this, the child protection system appears complex and obscure to a large part of the population, and also to partners such as carers.In this domain, which evolves almost in parallel with society, 164000 minors were separated in 2018 and then placed outside their homes in France. Only 800 of them were separated and then hospitalized in Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC).Since these centres are rare and poorly approached by research, and since all minors accompanied by the CW, often at the interface between psychiatry, psychology, somatic and social sciences, have a difficult place to establish, we felt it necessary to set up a study. To this end, we evaluated, through a cross-sectional and retrospective study, the adult outcome of children separated from their families and then admitted to 4 TFCs in child psychiatry sectors.The inclusion criteria were as follows: over 20 years old at the time of the study; admitted to TFC at least 8 years of age; out of TFC for at least 3 years.According to these criteria, 33 participants were included. They were 26.73 years old (±3.25), separated from their parents at 21.73 months (±13.25) and admitted to TFC at 30.27 months (±17.40).Quantitative evaluation uses the following tools: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Functional and Socio-affective Impact, CaMir (attachment) and Edicode (narrativity). The qualitative part uses Grounded Theory (GT). Our results show that the group of 33 participants has a narrative, attachment representations and socio-economic profile comparable to the results in the general population.Care, on average over 13 years (±2.10), is significantly associated with a better outcome as an adult, when linked to a parent-child separation before 18-25 months.The care seems to have allowed a resumption of a subjectivation that had been hindered by links of an irremovable and disorganizing nature.Despite the fact that our results show that the future is satisfactory, all participants stress, through the analysis by the GT, the abandonment of institutions in adulthood, and the need for an assessment interview a few years after the placement. Our qualitative results combined with the literature on the subject contribute to the importance of a systematic support programme between the ages of 18 and 25 years old for all former miners in care
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CHAN, CHING FUNG, and 陳靖楓. "The Adult Attachment Theory and the Model of Leader- Subordinate Relational Identity." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5ef484.
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The demands of successful leader-subordinate relationship in organizations had increased due to technological advances and global economic changes in today’s work environments (Gilley, McMillan, & Gilley, 2009), which was an important suggestion that the effectiveness of organizational functioning depends on the effectiveness of these relationships. An organization can be benefited from placing the matching leaders to positions based on their and subordinates’ interpersonal styles. Hence, the quantitative study aimed to evaluate the models of the Leader-Subordinate Relational Identity (LSRI; Tsai & Chou, 2015) in light of the adult attachment styles because there was a limited empirical research carried out in Asian countries in this domain to date, and most existing studies were primarily focusing on individuals’ overt behaviors. The central purpose of this study was to understand whether the adult attachment styles would influence one’s model of LSRI differently in the Chinese culture. Moreover, it aimed to examine the moderating effects of psychological traditionality and modernity (PT and PM; Yang, 2003; 2007) between adult attachment styles and LSRI. It intended to endeavor to extend the related field of literature and provide several practical implications for organizations to more accurately shape their workgroups. The study was analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis with SPSS software. There were four types of online questionnaire had been used as a method of data collection. The research sample was composed of 204 participants of all ages via the written or online surveys in Taiwan. Results showed that adult attachment styles were positively associated with the model of LSRI as expected. It also found a significant moderation effect of PT and PM on the relationship between the secure attachment and communal-affection and care-repay relational identity. Theoretical and practical implications for organizations and for the model of LSRI were discussed.
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Sander, Amy Janay Boswell 1973. "Toward an integration of Beck's cognitive theory and Bowlby's attachment theory : self-schema and adult attachment classification in relation to depressive symptoms." 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/10828.
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Lin, Kai Ting, and 林楷庭. "The performance of Rorschach inkblot test in adult attachment style: a verification of Fonagy’s psychodynamic theory." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9muzga.
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Objective: When attachment comes to assessment, many clinicians would utilize self-report inventories to gather information. However, different attachment styles, in fact, represent diverse behavior patterns; thus, using instruments adopting multi-rating techniques such as the Rorschach would be ideal. Based on Fonagy’s psychodynamic theory and past Rorschach results, we predict participants with different attachment styles will have different pattern in Rorschach task. Methods: We conducted a double-blind research design and recruited 302 volunteers. All participants were required to fill out the Experiences in Close Relationship - Relationship Structure inventory, a measurement used to classify the adult attachment styles. The top 7% of highest scoring participants on the Anxiety Dimension were assigned to the Anxiety Group(ANG), and the same strategy was applied to those in the Avoidance Group(AVG). The Control Group(CG) consisted of 7% of the randomly-selected individuals who scored below the means of both Anxiety and Avoidance Dimensions. Participants in these three groups were invited and encouraged to take the Rorschach test according to the R-PAS. Results: Current research collected 39 participants Rorschach protocols (n = 12 for both the ANG and ACG; n = 15 for the CG). Results shows that both ANG and AVG have higher F% then CG, and ANG have lower Complexity, Sy, Blend, M, W%, MC, SumH and H then CG. ANG have higher V then AVG and CG. Conclusion: Current results partially supported Fonagy’s psychodynamic theory. Results also support using multi-rating tasks to increase assessment validity when evaluating different attachment styles in clinical settings.
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Castro, Nádia Serranito de. "Relação entre ansiedade, vinculação e relações interpessoais na evocação de memórias autobiográficas: A influência dos tipos de vinculação na evocação de memórias autobiográficas." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/5278.
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Dissertação de Mestrado realizada apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia ClínicaA área das memórias autobiográficas associadas ao tipo de Vinculação, não é recente mas pouco explorada, e quase inexistente em Portugal. O objectivo desta investigação foi estudar a influência dos tipos de Vinculação, no Adulto, na evocação das memórias autobiográficas. A amostra foi constituída por 60 participantes com ausência patologia (38 do género feminino e 22 do género masculino), em que a sua maioria eram estudantes universitários e preencheram o Inventário de Depressão de Beck, o Inventário de Estado-Traço Ansiedade, a Escala de Vinculação do Adulto, o Inventario dos Problemas Interpessoais e realizaram a Tarefa de Memórias Autobiográficas. Observou-se que o estilo de Vinculação Seguro não está associado a memórias de valência positiva mas vai em direcção à evocação de memórias de valência negativa. Relativamente ao estilo de Vinculação Inseguro está associado a memórias de valência negativa e de menor especificidade na estrutura das mesmas. Em geral, independentemente do estilo de Vinculação, a amostra evocou sempre mais memórias autobiográficas de valência negativa do que positiva demonstrando que os sujeitos se encontram
The autobiographical memories area associated with type of Attachment, it isn´t recently but underexplored, and almost inexistent on Portugal. The goal of this investigation was to study the influence of the types of Attachment, in Adult, in the evocation of autobiographical memories. The sample consisted of 60 participants with no pathology (38 female and 22 male gender), in which the majority were college students and completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Scale Adult Attachment, the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems and performed the task of Autobiographical Memories. It was observe that the style of Insurance Attachment is not associated with memories of positive valence but goes towards the evocation of memories of negative valence. Relative to the style of Insecure Attachment is associated with memories of negative valence and lower specificity in the same structure. In general, regardless of the style of Attachment, the sample evoked autobiographical memories always more negative than positive valence demonstrating that subjects are more fragile, sensitive and sad in relation to themselves and in relation to their surroundings.
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Costa, Ana Carina Coelho Dias e. "Relações íntimas em processos de expatriação." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/20737.
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Vários estudos têm sido realizados relacionando a vinculação na idade adulta, o estabelecimento de relações íntimas e exploração, nomeadamente em contexto laboral (e.g.: Coy, Green, & Davis, 2012; Feeney & Thrush, 2010; Feeney & Van Vleet, 2010; Richards & Schat, 2011; Wu & Yang, 2012), não explorando outros específicos, como é exemplo a expatriação (Feeney & Thrush, 2010; van Ecke, Chope & Emmelkamp, 2005). É objetivo deste estudo perceber em que medida a representação da vinculação na idade adulta se relaciona com a representação da relação íntima, de cariz amoroso, e a capacidade de exploração com foco na experiência de expatriação de um dos seus elementos. Os participantes do estudo foram um casal com idades entre 32 e 36 anos, que mantém uma relação íntima há 6 anos e o tempo de separação devido à expatriação de 3 anos. Foram utilizados instrumentos de cariz representacional, com recurso à AAI e IRI, para avaliar a representação da relação na infância e na relação íntima atual, e a entrevista de exploração AEI, para avaliar comportamentos de cariz exploratório. Os resultados indicam que a representação segura da vinculação, favorece relações íntimas mais positivas e integradas, assim como uma maior predisposição para explorar.Several studies have been conducted related to Adult Attachment, the establishing of close relationships and exploration, particularly in labour context (e.g.: Coy, Green, & Davis, 2012; Feeney & Thrush, 2010; Feeney & Van Vleet, 2010; Richards & Schat, 2011; Wu & Yang, 2012), but not scanning other specific contexts, as exemplified by the expatriation (Feeney & Thrush, 2010; van Ecke, Chope & Emmelkamp, 2005). It is the aim of this study to realize to what extent the representation of Adult Attachment is related to the representation of close relationships, of loving nature, and the capacity of operation with a focus on expatriation experience of one of the elements. The participants in the study were a couple aged among 32 and 36, who has maintained a close relationship for 6 years and the time of separation due to expatriation for three years. It was used representational instruments, using the AAI and IRI to assess the representation of the relationship in childhood and current close relationship, and AEI exploration interview to assess exploratory context behaviours. The results indicate that the secure representation of the attachment, promotes more positive and integrated intimate relationships, as well as a greater propensity to explore.
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(6651680), Mollie C. DiTullio. "The Moderating Role of Emotional Cushioning Between the Grief Intensity of Perinatal Loss and Relationship Satisfaction Among Women." Thesis, 2019.
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The present study explored how emotional cushioning (EC) buffered the relationship between grief intensity of perinatal loss and relationship satisfaction among women who have experienced pregnancy after loss. It was hypothesized that higher levels of grief intensity would be negatively associated with relationship satisfaction among women. Additionally, it was hypothesized that higher levels of EC would lessen the negative relationship between grief intensity of perinatal loss and relationship satisfaction among women. Through the use of a hierarchical linear regression, it was determined that grief intensity was not significantly associated with relationship satisfaction and that EC did not serve as a buffer between grief intensity and relationship satisfaction. However, a significant correlation was found between EC and relationship satisfaction. The results of this study can help contribute to the literature by providing more discussion about utilizing systemic approaches for clients who have experienced perinatal loss and pregnancy-related anxiety.
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Van, Bruggen Lisa Kareen. "Romantic relationships in young women with a history of child maltreatment: examining the role of mentoring relationships as a protective factor." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2019.
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Individuals who have experienced child maltreatment (CM) are at an increased risk for future interpersonal difficulties and violence in their romantic relationships. While positive connections with mentors have been shown to contribute to resilience among at-risk youth, the role of mentors in promoting positive romantic relationships among those with CM histories has not been previously examined. In this study, young adult women (N = 267; 18-25 years of age) who were in a romantic relationship at the time of the study completed a computerized questionnaire exploring CM, romantic relationship functioning, and mentoring relationships. Almost half of the women had a current or past mentoring relationship (n = 132). This study explored the associations between CM and romantic relationship qualities (i.e., levels of social support, negative interactions, relationship violence, and distribution of power), and examined whether having a mentor would be particularly helpful for women with a history of CM. Maltreatment experiences examined were child psychological maltreatment (CPM; 21%, n = 55), child physical abuse (CPA; 9%, n = 24), witnessing domestic violence (WDV; 16%, n = 43), and child sexual abuse (CSA; 11%, n = 29). Results showed that women who experienced higher levels of CPM and CPA, particularly by fathers, were more likely to report higher levels of psychological maltreatment and physical violence in their current romantic relationships compared to women with lower levels of CPM and CPA. Women who indicated a lack of emotional support (ES) from their parents reported higher levels of negative interactions in their romantic relationships. However, women with higher levels of ES from their fathers reported higher levels of social support in their romantic relationships. When these factors were accounted for in regression analyses, psychological and physical maltreatment experiences by fathers predicted levels of psychological and physical maltreatment in women’s romantic relationships. As well, higher personal levels of power in their romantic relationships were found among women with higher levels of WDV. Further, ethnicity, the participants’ age, relationship status (e.g., dating, common-law/married), and parental divorce emerged as important socio-demographic factors in relation to child maltreatment and relationship functioning. There was support for the role of mentors as a protective factor among women who had experienced physical abuse by their fathers. Mentoring characteristics such as duration of the mentoring relationship and attachment to the mentor were related to CM experiences and romantic relationship functioning. This study calls attention to the need for greater awareness of the link between CM and romantic relationship difficulties in young adulthood, as well as the role of positive mentoring relationships as a protective factor for those with a history of CM. Results from this study may benefit psychologists and others in similar professions who assist those who have experienced CM and who are at risk for interpersonal difficulties, and may help those already experiencing relationship difficulties. Additional implications include a need for better identification of youth who are at-risk for relationship violence and for the implementation of violence prevention programs in schools. Given the important role of mentors demonstrated by this study, there is also a need for further research regarding mentors and for greater support of mentoring programs.
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Woo, Kevin Y. "Pain During Dressing Change: How does Attachment Style Affect Pain in the Older Adults?" Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17843.
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Wound-related pain is complex, integrating the experience of noncyclic acute wound pain, cyclic acute wound pain, and chronic wound pain (Krasner 1995). More than 80% of chronic wound patients report pain during wound dressing change. A constellation of physical and psychological factors may be involved in the mediation of pain during wound dressing change. A burgeoning body of evidence suggests the intricate relationship between anxiety and pain. In this study, the attachment framework was examined to determine how personal views of self (attachment anxiety) and others (attachment avoidance) may affect pain during dressing change. Attachment styles are systematic patterns of expectations, emotional reactivity, strategies for distress management and social behaviour that are based on an individual’s belief about the self and others. Internal working models are cognitive-affective schemas that guide the attachment patterns.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of attachment style and pain during dressing change in an older population. In particular the study focussed on the role that anxiety, anticipatory self reported pain, and behavioural expression of pain play in this relationships.
Method: A questionnaire was used in this cross-sectional study to classify 96 older subjects into four different categories of attachment styles. Subjects were asked to rate their levels of anticipatory pain and actual pain levels at different times during wound care using a numerical rating scale.
Results: The results indicated that subjects experienced more pain during dressing change than at baseline. Secure subjects reported less pain and anxiety than subjects with other attachment styles. Results of regression analysis indicated that anxiety mediated the relationship between attachment and pain.
Conclusion: The results of this study also support the role that attachment plays in the experience of pain in older adults. Clinicians must be cognizant of the impact of personality, anxiety, and anticipation of pain on the actual pain experience.
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Ribeiro, Joana Barbosa. "Vinculação na idade adulta e interação diádica." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/22874.
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Ao longo dos anos muitos têm sido os estudos realizados com a intenção de compreender a relação existente entre a vinculação e as relações de cariz amoroso na vida adulta. Sendo este um tema de interesse, neste estudo pretende-se aliá-lo a um olhar sobre a expressão emocional em contexto de interação diádica. Desta forma, o objetivo principal aqui apresentado prende-se com analisar o modo como as dimensões representacionais da vinculação e relação íntima e a interação conjugal se associam entre si, atentando de modo particular à dimensão emocional no contexto de interação diádica.
Este é um estudo de caso que contou com um casal de participantes com 26 e 27 anos de idade. Mantêm uma relação íntima há 6 anos e coabitam há 12 meses.
Para a avaliação da representação da vinculação foram utilizadas a AAI e a IRI. Para avaliar o comportamento na interação diádica recorreu-se à CIT.
Os resultados permitem concluir que a história organizada representacionalmente interfere na qualidade da relação íntima e a organização revela estar associada a estratégias de desativação emocional de ambos. Relativamente à dimensão comportamental, é evidenciada a probabilidade de a relação íntima ser influenciada pela organização ou pela representação da mesma.Over the years several studies have been conducted with the intention of understanding the relationship between attachment and loving relationships in adult life. Given the scientific relevance of the topic this study intends to associate it with a look at the emotional expression in a context of dyadic interaction. Consequently, the aim of this study is to analyze the interconnection between dimensions of attachment, intimate relationship and conjugal interaction focusing on the emotional dimension in the context of dyadic interaction. This is a case study that featured an/a heterosexual/same-sex couple aged 26 and 27 years who had been in a committed romantic relationship for 6 years and cohabitting for 12 months. The AAI and IRI were used to evaluate the attachment representation. Additionally, the behaviour in the dyadic interaction was evalutated using CIT. From the results it can be concluded that representationally organized history interferes in the quality of the intimate relation and that the organization is associated with strategies of emotional deactivation of both. Regarding the behavioral dimension, the potential influence on the intimate relationship by the organization or its representation is confirmed by the results.
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Gillaspy, Stephen Ross. "A test of problem behavior theory with high-risk adolescents and young adults effects of peer delinquency, peer attachment, and peer involvement /." 2005. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-1177.pdf.
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Soares, Maria Corte-Real. "Vinculação, relações íntimas na idade adulta e expressões faciais." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27473.
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Tendo como quadro conceptual a Teoria da Vinculação, o presente estudo incide nas relações entre as dimensões da representação da vinculação, da relação íntima na idade adulta, integrando a dimensão comportamental, e a sua relação com a expressão facial da emoção ao nível da interação diádica.
Partindo de uma abordagem-multi (Soares, 2007), o presente estudo tem como principal objetivo a análise sobre o modo como as dimensões representacionais da vinculação, relação íntima e a interação conjugal se associam entre si, atentando à dimensão da expressão facial da emoção no contexto de interação diádica, tendo como participantes dois casais.
Sendo este um estudo exploratório, de forma a avaliar a representação da vinculação e da relação íntima, utilizou-se a AAI e a IRI. De forma a avaliar a interação diádica, utilizou-se a CIT. Posteriormente examinou-se as expressões faciais da emoção das díades ao longo de uma tarefa de resolução de conflitos.
Os resultados evidenciam que a organização da vinculação influencia aquilo que é a representação da relação íntima, assim como a qualidade da interação dos casais. Ao nível da expressão facial da emoção, verificou-se que indivíduos seguros apresentam expressões faciais mais congruentes com a valência afetiva da sua narrativa, ao passo que, indivíduos desligados mantiveram de uma forma geral a neutralidade das suas expressões faciais da emoção.Based on the concept of Attachment Theory, this study focuses on the dimensions of the attachment representation in adult intimate relationships, by incorporating the behavioral dimension and its relation to the facial expressions of emotion during the dyadic interaction. Stemming from a multi-approach (Soares, 2007), the study aims to analyze how the representational dimensions of attachment, intimate relationship and marital interaction combine, through the observation of the facial expressions of emotions during the dyadic interaction of two couples. Considering this as an exploratory study, in order to assess the attachment representation and the intimate relationship, the AAI and IRI were applied. To assess the dyadic interaction, the CIT was employed. Further data was obtained through the analysis of the facial expressions of emotion as the subjects engaged in a conflict resolution task. The results show that the attachment structure influences the representation of the intimate relationship and the quality of the couple’s interaction. Regarding the facial expression of emotion, it was shown that secure individuals present a higher congruence between their facial expressions and their narrative’s affective tone, whereas avoidant individuals kept an overall neutrality in their facial expressions of emotion.