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Kidd, Tara. "Attachment style and Health: The role of attachment style on symptom reporting." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485817.

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The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between adult attachment style and health. Design Three questionnaire studies and one interview study were completed. Method . Questionnaires were administered to examine the relationship between attachment style and symptom reporting in healthy undergraduates (study 1) and cardiac patients (study 3). In Study 2 physiological response to stress was also measured. Study 4 used a semi structured interview approach to examine illness experience in cardiac patients. Results In study 1 insecurely attached students reported more somatic, anxious, social dysfunction and depressed symptoms than secure students. This relationship was mediated by anger and social support. In study 2 baseline differences in cardiac output and total peripheral differences were found, however, no differences were found in response to stress. Furthermore, insecurely attached students reported more depressed symptoms than those classed as secure. No mediators were identified. In study 3 the relationship between attachment styles on symptom reporting was . examined in chronic heart failure (CHF) and transplant populations. Insecure CHF patients reported a greater number of symptoms than secure patients. Anger and social support mediated this relationship. Only one difference was reported in the transplant group, with insecurely attached transplant patients reported more depressed symptoms than those classed as secure. Finally,interviews in study 4 identified four themes of control, normality, social support and emotional disclosure. Standardised symptom reporting tools may not capture these elements of the patient experience, and attachment style may offer one explanation for the variations reported by respondents. Conclusion In conclusion, the results of this thesis support attachment related differences in symptom reporting behaviour in clinical and non clinical populations, and that anger and social support mediated this relationship. The research suggests that attachment style may be a valuable tool to be utilised within the health services.

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Farrell, Jennifer. "Forgiveness, Mood, and Attachment Style." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1283953274.

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Wise, Mary Heath. "Tobacco Use and Attachment Style." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/277.

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Tobacco has been recognized as the number one cause of preventable death in America and results in almost 5.2 million years of potential life lost each year. The use of tobacco products is highly correlated with pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and other forms of chronic illness in America. Within the last ten years new tobacco products have been trending in the tobacco market such as the water pipe/hookah and e-cigarettes. With e-cigarettes and other newer forms of tobacco on the rise, it is important to look at the underlying factors for using all kinds of tobacco products as a means of prevention. Certain adult attachment styles (secure, preoccupied, dismissing-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant) in emotionally meaningful relationships could be indicators for physical illness, mental illness, and even addiction. The researcher implemented a study that investigated whether or not there is a relationship between tobacco use and attachment style. Based on a university-wide survey that was sent out at East Tennessee State University with 522 participants, demographic data revealed 68.5% (n=358) did not currently use tobacco products. However, of those who did currently use tobacco products 54.5% (n=90) were male, 84.8% (n=140) were undergraduate students, and 66.7% (n=110) were between the ages of 18-25. For individuals who used tobacco 23.5% (n=38) were in the secure attachment group, 27.8% (n=45) were in the dismissing-avoidant attachment group, 30.2% (n=49) were in the fearful-avoidant attachment group, and 18.5% (n=30) were in the preoccupied attachment group. Chi Square analysis demonstrated that attachment style was significantly (p < 0.01) different between tobacco users and non-users. For anxiety, r=0.00209, which was weak. For avoidance, r=0.18875, which was slightly higher than the effect size for anxiety, but it was still weak. Considering that there was significance but the effect size was weak, the recommendation is that the study be repeated with a broader sample.

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Powis, Julian. "Continuity in attachment style in children : the role of maternal attachment style and postnatal depression." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410664.

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Sharkey, Clare Jessica. "Expressive writing, alexithymia and attachment style." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.511178.

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Reis, Mariana. "Exploring the attachment style of sex offenders." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6212/.

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The aim of this thesis was to explore the contribution of attachment theory to the understanding of sexual offending behaviour. The introduction chapter is followed by a systematic literature review (Chapter 2), exploring whether child abusers and rapists differ in attachment style. Chapter 3 investigated the psychometric properties of the Attachment Style Interview (ASI; Bifulco, Moran, Ball, & Bernazzani, 2002). This semi-structured interview demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. Chapter 4 consists of an empirical study using a mixed-methods approach to explore the attachment styles of adolescent sex offenders. The Attachment Style Interview for Adolescents (Bifulco, 2012) was used to investigate whether there is a relationship between attachment style and offender status (child abusers, peer abusers). The quantitative results supported the hypotheses that child abusers are more likely to be anxiously attached; whereas peer abusers are more likely to be avoidantly attached. The qualitative results further explored what participants valued in relationships with others, and what represented as barriers for them to make and maintain relationships. The final chapter summarises the findings and implications for practice of this thesis. Overall, this thesis highlights that sex offenders are a heterogeneous group, whose needs are complex and go beyond their sexually harmful behaviours.

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Stack, Bruflodt Erin Melissa. "Adult Silbing Communication: Attachment Style and Strategy." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27221.

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In an effort to further understand communication within sibling relationships, this study examined adult sibling relationships and the connection between attachment styles and the strategies or relational maintenance behaviors used to maintain such relationships. The study will employ the theoretical framework of attachment theory originally presented by Bowlby (1973). Scholars agree that the basic principle of attachment theory is that attachment relationships continue to be an important factor throughout the life span. Current research has used this theory to link attachment style with the use of relational maintenance behaviors in voluntary relationships. Having developed this framework, the next logical application of the theory is to discuss the use of attachment style and relational maintenance behaviors in non-voluntary relations. Of particular interest to this study is the connection between siblings in middle adulthood and the maintenance strategies used with their sibling.

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Wise, Mary H., Florence M. Weierbach, Yan Cao, and Ken Phillips. "Tobacco Use and Attachment Style in Appalachia." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7366.

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Tobacco has been recognized as the number one cause of preventable death in America and results in almost 5.2 million years of potential life lost each year. The use of tobacco products is highly correlated with pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and other forms of chronic illness in America. New tobacco products are trending in the tobacco market such as the water pipe/hookah and e-cigarettes. With e-cigarettes and other newer forms of tobacco on the rise, it is important to look at the underlying factors for using all kinds of tobacco products as a means of prevention. Certain adult attachment styles (secure, preoccupied, dismissing-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant) in emotionally meaningful relationships could be indicators for physical illness, mental illness, and even addiction. This study investigated whether or not there is a relationship between tobacco use and attachment style. Based on a university-wide survey that was sent out at a university in Appalachia with 522 participants, demographic data revealed 68.5% (n = 358) did not currently use tobacco products. Of those who did currently use tobacco products 54.5% (n = 90) were male, 84.8% (n = 140) were undergraduate students, and 66.7% (n = 110) were between the ages of 18-25. For individuals who used tobacco 23.5% (n = 38) were in the secure attachment group, 27.8% (n = 45) were in the dismissing-avoidant attachment group, 30.2% (n = 49) were in the fearful-avoidant attachment group, and 18.5% (n = 30) were in the preoccupied attachment group. Chi Square analysis demonstrated that attachment style was significantly (p < 0.001) different between tobacco users and non-users revealing that there is a possibility for prevention of smoking initiation through the development of a secure attachment style.

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Crowley, Anne Katherine. "The relationship of adult attachment style and interactive conflict styles to marital satisfaction." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1763.

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West, Sophie. "Child attachment style questionnaire interview : validation of new attachment measures in middle childhood." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.604306.

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Insecure attachment styles in infants are linked to mental health difficulties in later life (Fearon, Lapsley, Bakermans-Kranenburg, van Ijzendoom & Roisman, 2010), and are consequently important for identifying individuals at risk for psychopathology. The reliable and valid measurement of attachment security in infants is well documented (Ainsworth, 1979) as are measures for adults (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1985). However, reliable and valid measurement of attachment in middle childhood remains underdeveloped. The Child Attachment Questionnaire (CASQ) and Child Attachment Style Interview (CAS!) (Bifulco, Moran, Ball & Bernazzani, 2002a; Bifulco, Moran, Ball & Lillie, 2002b) were investigated for reliability and validity. Rates of attachment styles were expected to reflect those found in other studies of attachment in middle childhood. Insecure attachment identified with the CASQ was expected to correlate with higher clinical symptom scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and lower self-esteem scores on the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. 132 participants aged 9-11 years from a community sample completed the CASQ, SDQ and Rosenberg scale, of which 23 participants also completed the CASI. Rates of attachment security were similar to comparison studies in middle childhood. Children categorised with insecure attachments (both avoidant and anxious) were found to have significantly higher rates of clinical symptoms than securely categorised participants, and participants categorised as anxiously attached had significantly lower rates of self-esteem than securely categorised participants. The CASQ scales of attachment correlated significantly positively with the CASl scales of attachment. However, the overall categorisation of attachment style between the two measures was non-significant. The CASQ demonstrated significant test-retest reliability when read-ministered after five months. Evidence was found for validity and reliability of the CASQ, and validity of the CAST. High numbers were also identified in the "mixed" and "can't classify" groups. Developments of the measures and clinical implications were discussed.

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McCartney, Jane. "childbirth related traumatic sympton development & attachment style." Thesis, University of Kent, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529396.

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Pfaller, Joan E. "Attachment style and family dynamics in young adults." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/952810.

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Two hundred thirty-eight undergraduates from a midwestern university completed the Hazan and Shaver Attachment Instrument to categorize themselves into three attachment styles: secure, insecure anxious/ambivalent, and insecure avoidant. They also completed the Parental Attachment Questionnaire (PAQ), The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales II (The FACES II), the Family Satisfaction Scale, and a Demographic Questionnaire.This study examined the attachment styles of undergraduates and measures of their parental attachments and family dynamics. It was hypothesized that the securely attached subjects would report significantly greater levels on three variables of parental attachment than would insecurely attached subjects. It was also hypothesized that securely attached subjects would report significantly higher levels on three variables of family dynamics than would insecurely attached subjects.Using multivariate analyses of variance designs, both hypotheses were supported. Subjects who were securely attached, when compared to those who were insecurely attached, reported significantly higher levels of parental attachment, in terms of: providing emotional support,fostering autonomy, and in the affective quality of their attachment to parents. Subjects who were securely attached, when compared to subjects who were insecurely attached, also reported significantly higher levels of adaptability, cohesion, and satisfaction in their families of origin.Results were discussed in relation to previous research on attachment styles and the studies of parental relationships and family dynamics in young adults. Methodological limitations were highlighted. Implications of this study and recommendations for future research were provided as well.
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Nelson, L. "Hostile attributional style, mentalisation and attachment in preadolescence." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444887/.

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This review aims to explore social information processing styles, mentalisation abilities, and attachment security, and their associations, in relation to aggressive behaviours. These literatures are considered separately before possible relationships between these constructs are discussed. Existing theory and empirical findings around the relationships between social information processing, attachment and mentalisation are described. The author poses some further suggestions about how these constructs may be related, and the review ends with a possible model of the development of hostile attributional styles.

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Farrell, Jennifer Ellen. "Humility and Attachment Style in Adult Romantic Relationships." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248524/.

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The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between adult attachment style, humility, and relationship satisfaction in college student couples. Attachment style--given its significant role in predicting how individuals feel, think, and behave in relationships--was expected to be an important predictor of humility, although this possibility has rarely been studied empirically. The current study found that: (a) attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were significant, negative predictors of total humility, (b) attachment anxiety (but not attachment avoidance) was a significant, negative predictor of both intrapersonal and interpersonal humility, (c) a romantic partner's attachment avoidance (but not attachment anxiety) was a significant, negative predictor of a target person's relationship satisfaction, and (d) a romantic partner's perceived level of humility was a significant, positive predictor of a target person's relationship satisfaction.

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Groves, Melissa Marion. "An investigation of adult attachment and parental style." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82644.

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This study was a partial test of the theoretical model of the ability to parent proposed by Ricks (1985). The purpose of the study was to examine the variables of marital quality, model of self, the recalled quality of attachment to ones' parents and sex of subject as related to current parenting attitudes. The Mother-Father-Peer Scale (MFP) was used to measure recalled attachment to parent (Epstein, 1983). Parenting attitudes were measured on two scales designed by Itkin (1952), an Acceptance-Rejection scale and a Strict-Permissive scale. One question from Spanier's (1976) Dyadic Adjustment Scale was used to assess marital harmony. Model of self was measured using the Self-Rating scale from the Family Assessment Measure (Skinner, Steinhauer, & Santa-Barbara, 1984). There were 126 subjects in the study, 60 males and 66 females. Pearson ṟ correlations were calculated between all the variables. A parenting attitude favoring acceptant, positive treatment of children was related to a more permissive attitude toward control of children. Memories of maternal independence-encouraging behavior were related to a parenting attitude favoring strict control of children. Multiple regression analysis suggested that self-rating of family functioning and sex were the best predictors of a parental attitude of acceptance versus rejection. However, these variables explained only 26% of the variance in acceptance-rejection scores. The results of the analyses offered only limited support for the model under study. Based on a median split of the theoretical ranges on the parenting scales, subjects were classified using Maccoby and Martin's (1983) model of parenting styles. All the parents in this study were classified as having parenting attitudes falling into the authoritarian-reciprocal quadrant of this model. Such parents would be considered as being accepting yet controlling in their behavior toward their children. This finding was interpreted as indicating that all the subjects in this study had the ability to parent. This lack of dispersion on the parenting classification could have contributed to the lack of statistical significance to completely support the portion of the model being tested.
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Armoutliev, Erin M. "Attachment, Supervisory Style and Caregiving in Clinical Supervisors." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1367050055.

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Lavering, Dore I. "The Relationships between Attachment Style and Boundary Thickness." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1395102753.

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Andersson, Gerhard. "Does valuation of music relate to attachment style?" Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-144199.

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Little is known about how the quality of one’s relationships might relate to how important a person thinks music is. By combining three established psychological phenomena - the need to belong, transference of attachment and aesthetic emotions - a novel research field addressing this was deducted and explored. A web-survey with self-report scales on attachment styles, belongingness and valuation of music was distributed both publicly via Facebook and targeted to psychology students at Stockholm University per e-mail. 141 surveys were returned. Good to excellent internal consistencies were obtained for all scales. Ambivalent and disorganized attachment styles correlated positively up to medium strength with measures related to valuation of music. A following ANOVA between attachment style groups supported the results of the correlation analysis. The results provide some tentative support for the deducted explanation.

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Dorin, Jason. "Attachment style and perceived stress in college students." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3608917.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that attachment (as measured by an adult attachment measure) has on a college student's perceived stress levels. A sample of seven hundred and twenty-seven college students ranging from 18 to 30 years (N=727; 73.2% female, 26.8% male; 46.8% Hispanic/Latino, 18.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 13.3% Caucasian, 7.4% other/mixed, 5.0% Middle Eastern, 4.5% African American/Black, 4.5% Armenian, and 0.3% Native American) completed two self-report questionnaires assessing attachment styles (ECR-S) and perceived stress levels (PSS). Analyses revealed a statistically significant relationship between an adult's level of secure attachment and level of perceived stress. The overall results showed that secure attachment levels were significantly and negatively related to perceived stress levels. These results provide further evidence of the impact that earlier relationships have on a person's functioning in adulthood, specifically with regards to one's ability to cope with a physically and emotionally demanding environment. Implications for providing attachment related interventions and directions for future research are explored.

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Negri, Kristy A. "Hardiness, Adult Attachment Style, and Burnout in Nurses." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5028.

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The current nursing shortage is a pressing crisis that is expected to worsen over time. A key reason nurses leave nursing is burnout. The purpose of this study was to investigate personality hardiness and adult attachment style in relation to the development of burnout in licensed professional nurses. Hardiness theory and attachment theory indicated that each provided protection against burnout, but no research has been conducted to examine both factors in relation to burnout in nurses. Research Question 1 asked if there was a relationship between attachment style and total hardiness score; Research Question 2 asked if there was a relationship between attachment style and each of the hardiness facet scores (commitment, control, and challenge), and Research Question 3 asked if hardiness and attachment style had a combined impact on burnout scores. An online invitation was published on Facebook and linked to the study; 128 nurses agreed to participate in this survey. Participants provided demographic information, they completed the Dispositional Resilience Scale-Revised (DRS-15) to measure total hardiness and hardiness facet scores, the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) to measure attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, and the Burnout Measure, Short Version (BMS) to measure burnout. The data was analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), a Kruskal-Wallis H test, and a post-hoc multiple regression. Findings confirmed that secure attachment was associated with higher total hardiness, commitment was significant to attachment, and hardiness and attachment scores each contributed to burnout, but an interaction was not found. This study has implications for positive social change: more effective burnout prevention programs for nurses are needed to help limit the nursing shortage.

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Waight, Paul Ian. "Attachment, Anxiety and the Entrepreneurial Mind: The Relationship Between Adult Attachment Style and Entrepreneurship." Thesis, Griffith University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367443.

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Understanding why some people are entrepreneurial and some are not, and why some societies are entrepreneurial and some are not, has been the focus of much attention in management studies, economics, sociology and psychology. A better understanding of what influences individual and societal entrepreneurship is important, if sustainable human progress is to be fostered through the encouragement of new business development. An important means of increasing knowledge of entrepreneurial behaviour is the development of a better understanding of the psychological factors involved in this form of human achievement. This research sheds light on one of the psychological antecedents of entrepreneurial behaviour by exploring the relationship between adult attachment style and entrepreneurship. Attachment theory suggests that the relationship an infant and it's primary caregiver (usually the mother) develop during the first 18 months of infancy, has important lifelong repercussions. The result of this relationship-building process is either a secure or an anxious attachment pattern. This very first human relationship becomes the template used in the development of subsequent close relationships. Adult attachment styles echo attachment styles identified in infanthood. One influential view of adult attachment patterns is that they are based on an individual's working model of self and working model of other. The attachment styles based on the working model theory are secure, dismissing, preoccupied and fearful: The first two being positive model-of-self attachment styles, and the latter two, negative model-of-self attachment styles. Entrepreneurship is a continuum of behaviour that is related to, and similar to, creativity. Creative people, and entrepreneurial people, appear to have shared similar, anxiety inducing, experiences in early childhood, and have many similar psychological characteristics. Thus, attachment theory, with its overtones of anxiety, may be related to both creative achievement, and entrepreneurship. This study explores the posited relationship between entrepreneurship and adult attachment style. In order to do this, a quantitative research protocol was developed that included the evaluation and modification of existing research instruments designed to measure the constructs of interest. The research proceeded through three main phases; the development of a theoretical argument relating entrepreneurship with attachment theory, a preliminary study that confirmed that theoretical association, and a main survey of small business owners that further explored the relationship. The findings of the research supported the claim that attachment style is related to entrepreneurship. The first important, but not surprising finding was that business ownership was associated with positive model-of-self attachment style, but not with negative model-of-self attachment styles. Entrepreneurial orientation was also associated with attachment style in that business owners scoring high on entrepreneurial orientation also scored high on either secure or dismissing attachment. Of particular interest here was the apparent gender effect. Male business owners with high entrepreneurial orientation tended towards a secure attachment style, whereas female business owners with high entrepreneurial orientation tended towards a dismissing attachment style. A gender effect was also evident in other aspects of business ownership such as founding status, growth aspirations and perceptions of performance satisfaction. The final finding was that the research supported the notion that entrepreneurship is, indeed, a characteristic that varies in intensity amongst individuals, and as such should be considered to be a trait-like characteristic. Findings relating to the relationship between gender, entrepreneurship and attachment style have important implications for several groups of stakeholders interested in entrepreneurship. Governments that attempt to foster entrepreneurial behaviour can benefit from a greater understanding of the varying support needs of individuals with different psychological dispositions. Business owners themselves will also benefit from an understanding of how their business practices and outcomes might be affected by attachment style. Business educators and entrepreneurship scholars now have a deeper understanding of the individual psychological dispositions that affect entrepreneurial behaviour. This research provides a new platform from which the entrepreneurial psychology can be explored.
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Moshenko, Bonnie Jean Mary. "Interpersonal intimate relationships in adult men, sequelae of childhood attachments, current attachment style, and commitment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/nq20757.pdf.

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Davis, Linda M. "Parental Attachment Style: The Impact on Parental Visitation Patterns." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1208099473.

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Atkins, Sarah Ann. "The Relationship Between Shame and Attachment Styles." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862746/.

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Despite research documenting the association between shame and aspects of poor psychological functioning, shame's adverse effects have remained largely invisible in modern societies. Shame has been described as the "attachment emotion" (Lewis, 1980), yet, there is little research that examines the relationship between attachment style and shame, and conclusions from this research are tempered by methodological limitations. The current study aimed to address methodological limitations with a quasi-experimental design and employed measures of state and trait shame, shame coping styles, an Emotional Stroop task for assessing implicit shame, and a shame mood induction procedure (MIP). This methodology provided a basis to examine differences by attachment style for 271 university students in state, trait, and implicit shame, as well as the use of maladaptive shame coping styles at baseline and following a shame MIP. Additionally, a qualitative analysis of the shame MIP written responses was conducted to provide a more nuanced understanding of the task used to elicit feelings of shame and individual differences in events identified as shame-triggering. Results revealed that students evidencing an insecure attachment style (i.e., preoccupied, fearful, or dismissive). reported significantly more state and trait shame compared to students evidencing a secure attachment style after the shame MIP. Individuals with an insecure attachment also demonstrated significant increases in state shame from baseline to post-MIP. Additionally, students with a preoccupied or fearful attachment style were also significantly more likely to endorse utilizing maladaptive shame coping strategies compared to students with a secure attachment style. Clinical implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.

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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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Nathan, Aleah Leann. "The Power of Love: Attachment Style in the Battered Woman Syndrome." NSUWorks, 2011. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/56.

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One of the most debated constituents of intimate partner violence pertains to attachment theory. Although, attachment theory can provide a theoretical framework for understanding the linkage between childhood family experiences and subsequent experiences with partner violence, there are controversial perspectives as to whether attachment style is stable from childhood to adulthood (Bowlby, 1973, 1980, 1982) or if attachment style can be formulated directly from adult abusive relationships (Caspi & Elder, 1988; Ricks, 1985). Therefore, the purpose of this research was to explore how attachment style presents in the Battered Woman Syndrome, determine if the battered woman's attachment style is consistent throughout childhood to adulthood or if it is manifested due to intimate partner violence exposure as well as to determine how attachment style is manifested in interpersonal functioning and perceived power and control. The theory of learned helplessness (Seligman, 1975) was used as a conceptual model for understanding why battered women remain in abusive relationships. There were 137 female sample participants who reported a history of domestic violence. Measures administered included the Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ, Walker, 1978) that assessed childhood history, interpersonal functioning and power and control and the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins and Read, 1996) that assessed the participant's attachment style. Statistical techniques employed included latent class analysis, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and logistic regression. Results indicated that aversive childhood environment (as measured primarily by childhood battering variables) and involvement in adulthood abusive relationships were significantly related to childhood environment and involvement in adulthood abusive relationships. Across all five adulthood battering episodes there were significant overall effects of attachment style on sexual abuse scores. Results also confirmed the hypotheses that insecurely attached participants were more likely to report more interpersonal functioning difficulties and lower perceived power and control when compared to secure participants. Implications for future research are also presented.

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Bunnell, Ethan. "The Effect of Attachment Style on Companion Robot Preference." Marietta College / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1599338595700677.

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Nicholson, Tavi Rea. "Attachment style in young offenders, parents, peers, and delinquency." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ45350.pdf.

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Peterson, Minzette. "Attachment Style, Trust, and Exchange Orientation: A Mediational Model." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2001. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/PetersonM2001.pdf.

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Turner, Samantha Marie. "Prenatal maternal attachment style and maternal infant feeding practices." Thesis, Bangor University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239967.

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Higgenbotham, Erin L. "Attachment, Coping Style, and Perceived Stress in University Students." Thesis, West Virginia University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10110055.

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Attachment theory suggests that previous experiences direct one’s interpretations of potentially stressful events and one’s reaction to these events. As university students interact with a novel environment and face new demands, they may experience elevated levels of stress. Dependent on what resources they feel are available to them, they might feel confident in addressing these challenges, or they may believe they cannot meet the demands of the college environment. This perception of ability or inability can affect personal and academic success. Using attachment theory as a foundation, this study investigated the relationships among students’ attachment dynamics, coping styles, and perceived stress in a sample 174 West Virginia University students. Based on attachment theory and previous research, it was expected that both students’ attachment dynamics and coping styles would explain variance in perceived stress. As predicted, using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, both attachment dynamics and coping styles were observed to explain a significant amount of variance (26.8–45.5% variance explained) in the perception of stress, after accounting for demographic variables. Results of this study are explored with regard to how they can inform clinical work and future research with the university student population.

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Smith, Amie. "Attachment patterns, supervisory style and the supervisory working alliance." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533069.

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Olderbak, Sally. "Attachment Style and Nonverbal Behavioral Synchrony in Romantic Couples." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/202511.

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Eshkol-Wachmann Movement Notation was applied to describe and quantify nonverbal behavioral synchrony between romantic partners. The interaction of 30 couples was observed across three study conditions, Pre-Stressor, and two Post-Stressor conditions when the female partner had been targeted with a stress manipulation. Participant-level behavior, and forms of dyadic synchrony were predicted with the male and females' self-reported attachment style. Results support theories from the attachment literature.

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Shetty, Amala. "The Associations Between Complementarity, Non-Complementarity, and Attachment Style." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24176.

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Attachment Theory posits that the caregiver has primary responsibility in fostering attachment security; however, children play increasingly active roles in shaping the quality of interactions as they grow beyond infancy (Bowlby, 1969). There has been limited research on transactional relationships between caregivers and children and their associations with attachment. While Interpersonal Theory has historically been utilized to understand adult interpersonal interactions and their associations with relationship quality, it may provide an avenue to explore parent-child transactional processes. Within Interpersonal Theory, interactions can be categorized as complementary and non-complementary. Yet, these unidimensional constructs make it impossible to determine the relative effects of when complementarity and non-complementarity have positive or negative valences. As such, this study investigated 143 mother–preschooler dyads (64 Child Maltreatment [CM] dyads and 79 non-CM dyads) to examine the associations between variations in two novel types complementarity and non-complementarity and attachment security. Positive complementarity included interactions that were warm and affiliative that elicited the same responses in return. Negative complementarity included interactions that were hostile and aversive that elicited those same responses in return. Positive non-complementarity was characterized by warm and affiliative parent behaviors and child hostile and rejecting behaviors. Negative non-complementarity was characterized by disaffiliative and hostile parent behaviors and warm and affiliative child behaviors. Separate logistic regression analyses revealed that positive complementarity and positive non-complementarity were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of secure attachment. Negative complementarity and negative non-complementarity were not significantly associated with an increased likelihood of insecure attachment. Results suggest that the positive valences of complementarity and non-complementarity are associated with attachment security, such that children in dyads where mothers maintained warm and affiliative behaviors with their child, whether the child was connecting and trusting the mother or withdrawing and sulking, were more likely to be securely attached. Thus, a mother’s ability to display positive and sensitive behaviors during moment-to-moment interactions with their child regardless of child’s response is important to a child’s attachment security.

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Joseph, David M. "PTSD in married police officers : associations with individual attachment style, couple attachment behaviors, and masculinity /." Connect to CIFA website:, 2008.

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DiTommaso, Enrico. "Assessing an attachment model of loneliness, the relationship between attachment style, chronic loneliness and coping." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq23860.pdf.

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Ellwanger, Pamela Betz. "Adolescent cohesion/attachment to parents : relationships with parental attachment style, marital satisfaction, and separation anxiety." Connect to resource, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1240426502.

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Ratner, Kaylin. "The role of parenting and attachment in identity style development." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/902.

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Due to the significant relationships between parenting style, attachment, and identity formation found in previous literature, this study investigated the possibility of attachment playing a mediational role in the relationship between parenting and identity style. A total of 264 students from two high schools participated in this study. Although not mediational, significant relationships between maternal responsiveness, attachment, and the normative identity style were found. An outstanding and unexpected finding of this study was that the attachment and responsiveness measurements, although thought to be assessing different variables, are now suspected to be looking at constructs that are almost one-in-the-same. Extending to practical applications, the results of this study could be used to aid programs focused on fostering positive youth development by emphasizing parental interaction, warmth, and support.
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Aleem, Sadia. "Bereavement in childhood and the role of attachment." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622704.

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The purpose of this research was to utilise attachment theory in understanding the experience of bereavement in childhood. Research objectives were addressed by using a mixed method design. Study One explored how experience of bereavement in childhood relates to current attachment style in adulthood. This was a qualitative interview-based study utilising thematic analysis and a quantitative assessment of attachment styles. Twenty-four participants were employed. The established Experience in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire was used. The results through the thematic analysis indicated that people with different attachment styles provide different narratives about their childhood bereavement. This study provides evidence that this was so. Study Two was a co-relational study employing 121 participants who experienced loss of caregiver in childhood. Four established questionnaires were used: Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG; Prigerson et al., 1995), Experience in Close Relationships Questionnaire-Revised (ECR; Fraley, Waller, & Brennan, 2000), Separation Anxiety Symptom Inventory (SASI; Silove, Manicavasagar, O’Connell, Blaszczynski, Wagner, & Henry, 1993) and Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI; Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979). The results showed that complicated grief was related to parental care and overprotection, separation anxiety, and adult attachment style. Anxious attachment style fully mediated the effects of parental bonding on complicated grief. Study Three was a quantitative co-relational study to compare two groups of parents (with and without a bereaved child) on child behavioural differences and links between child behavioural problems and parental characteristics. Two hundred and forty participants were employed: 139 parents of children with bereavement experience and 101 without bereavement experience. Five established questionnaires were used: Child Stress Questionnaire (CSQ), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), The Parenting Scale (PS), Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), and Experience in Close Relationships Questionnaire-Revised (ECR-R). The results showed that child problems were closely associated to parental qualities. It is proposed that this research can make a contribution towards utilising attachment theory in understanding the experience of bereavement in children.

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Ghazal, Linda N. "MEASURING, EXPLORING AND CHARACTERIZING PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACHMENTS WITHIN WORK ORGANIZATIONS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP STYLE." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1275672829.

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Steuber, Keli Ryan. "Adult attachment, conflict style, and relationship satisfaction a comprehensive model /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.31Mb, 89 p, 2005. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1428188.

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Sam, Johanna. "Examining the relationship between attachment style and resilience during adolescence." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50250.

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Introduction: Although research indicates that attachment should theoretically play a critical role in determining how youth mobilize social resources in response to experiences of distress, few researchers have integrated the perspective of attachment styles in studies investigating the development and promotion of resilience in adolescents. Knowledge of the processes underlying the ways and extent to which youth seek support to cope with stressful events may be improved by examining the distribution and stability of specific attachment styles and their relationship with resilience. Objectives: In a representative population of adolescents, the two primary objectives of this study are to: i) Quantify the distribution of attachment styles and their stability over a six (6) month period in a large sample of the general population ; and ii) Examine the relationship between attachment styles and levels of resilience. Methods: The data (n=1038) used for this study was obtained from Waves 6 and 7 of the British Columbia Adolescent Substance Use Survey (BASUS), a prospective cohort study of youth aged 14 to 15 years enrolled in a public secondary schools across British Columbia. Measures included were the Relationship Questionnaire developed by Bartholomew and Horowitz (1991), the 14-Item Resilience Scale (RS) developed by Wagnild and Young (1993), and sociodemographic factors (e.g. gender, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity). Results: At baseline, secure youth made up 46% of the entire Wave 6 sample (n=692). From the 818 youth with insecure attachment styles at Wave 6, forty-four percent (n=346) were fearful, 39% (n=317) were dismissing, and 19% (n=155) were preoccupied. For youth with secure attachment at Wave 6, approximately sixty percent retained the same classification in Wave 7. Findings indicate resiliency was significantly associated with attachment style (p < 0.001) with the resulting average resiliency scores: Secure (79), Fearful (69), Preoccupied (67), and Dismissing (75). Conclusions: These findings suggest the stability of self-reported attachment style fluctuates by attachment style. In particular, secure attachment seeming relatively stable while insecure attachment styles appeared more transitory. The significant relationship with resilience provides support for the integration of attachment style into resilience-based research, intervention and prevention strategies.
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Warren, Emma. "An exploration of adult attachment style, empathy and social distance." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2016. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/81541/.

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Section one is a systematic literature review that has carefully explored the inferred relationship between adult attachment style and empathy, with consideration to the theoretical underpinnings to such a relationship. The papers reviewed were quality appraised and methodological weaknesses were acknowledged throughout. The review suggests that there may be a positive relationship between attachment security and empathic traits. This is followed with a discussion highlighting some of the associated clinical implications, particularly with respect to professions who have a caring or supportive role towards people in need. Section two addresses some of the issues raised in section one, by going on to explore the influences of attachment style and empathy in a scarcely researched area: probation. The study makes use of an online survey with a total of 145 probation officers participating. Social distance is considered in relation to offence type, officer characteristics and potential study confounders. The clinical implications are discussed and recommendations made for future research. Finally, section three critically appraises the above empirical research. This includes further thoughts regarding the ramifications of the findings, considered in the context of probation services at the time, including political and societal influences. Personal reflections are made with regard to conducting this research taking the above into consideration, and ideas for alternative ways to conduct similarly beneficial research are presented.

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Campini, Clairalice. "Attachment style stability and its relation to adjustment in adolescence." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ54274.pdf.

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Sudol, Kristine Yvonne. "The relationship of attachment style, sex-role, and depressive symptomatology." View full text, 2005.

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Wiedenhoeft, Michelle R. "Parental death in adolescence : attachment style and adjustment to college." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1285093.

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Bryers, Christine Mairi. "Role of adult attachment style in psychosis : a research portfolio." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9872.

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Background: Attachment theory represents a developmental framework which proposes that early relationships with primary caregivers have an enduring effect on interpersonal relationships, affect regulation and psychological functioning throughout the lifespan. It has been suggested that this occurs via the influence of internal representations regarding the self, others and relationships, which form the basis of an attachment style in adulthood. Attachment has been conceptualised as a constructive theoretical basis from which to consider psychological mechanisms underlying the emotional distress, interpersonal problems and difficulties in affect regulation commonly associated with psychosis. Aims: A systematic literature review was conducted investigating the current research findings regarding adult attachment style in psychosis and clinical correlates of this. An empirical study used a cross sectional design to investigate the role of adult attachment style in emotional recovery in psychosis. It was hypothesised that attachment insecurity would be associated with higher levels of depression and symptom related distress. Interpersonal problems and emotion regulation were also investigated and it was predicted that these variables would mediate the relationship between attachment insecurity and increased emotional distress. Method: Individuals with psychosis (n=70) completed self report measures of adult attachment style, interpersonal problems and emotion regulation. Clinician rated measures of depression and symptom related distress were also completed. Results: The literature review revealed that adult attachment style is of relevance in psychosis as consistent findings of greater attachment insecurity in psychosis compared with non clinical populations have been reported. Adult attachment insecurity has been associated with a number of clinical outcomes in exploratory research. The empirical study found support for hypothesised associations between attachment insecurity and greater emotional distress. Predicted relationships were also supported between attachment insecurity and higher rates of interpersonal problems and more use of expressive suppression as an emotion regulation strategy. Interpersonal problems significantly mediated the relationship between attachment insecurity and emotional distress. The hypothesised mediating role of emotion regulation was not supported. Conclusions: Findings of the empirical study suggest that insecurity in adult attachment style is an important variable in understanding emotional distress in individuals with psychosis and that difficulties in interpersonal functioning, as a mediating factor in this relationship, may represent a useful focus in clinical work.

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Caldwell, Laura Elizabeth. "Adult attachment and coping style in students with elevated mood." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2014. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/1977/.

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Background: The psychological wellbeing of individuals may be disrupted through experiencing periods of elevated mood, known as mania. Identifying processes which may be used to predict the onset of mania may be helpful in the development of more specialised psychological interventions. The research explores the cognitive processes which may contribute to the development of elevated mood episodes. Methods: The research addresses this question through a review of the literature which is used to inform the current investigation. The study considers how coping style and attachment style may be used to predict the onset of elevated mood in undergraduate and postgraduate university students (n=100). Participants completed the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew and Horowitz, 1991), the Brief COPE (Carver, 1997) and the Goldberg Mania Questionnaire (GMQ: Goldberg, 1993). Regression analyses were conducted to explore the data. The reflective paper highlights some of the methodological limitations, clinical implications and ethical considerations of the study. Results: The literature review revealed that cognitions such as positive rumination, specific beliefs about the self and a positive cognitive style were implicated in the development of manic experiences. The empirical study found that a preoccupied attachment style, and coping strategies of denial distraction and humour were significant predictors of elevated mood. Discussion: The clinical implications regarding how the results may inform clinical practice through psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy are discussed. Limitations included the cross sectional design methodology, the use of online questionnaires and difficulties in generalisation. Conclusions: Attachment style and coping strategies may be used to predict the onset of elevated moods. This may be useful for the development of new psychological interventions in mania. The thesis provides further clarification regarding psychological factors involved in the development of mania and identifies possible new areas for further exploration.

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Martinkus, Jason B. "Adult attachment style and internet pornography use among evangelical men." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p090-0360.

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Buckley, Sarah. "Attachment style and depression : an investigation into interpersonal factors and processes." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25759.

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Introduction: Depression is one of the most dominant universal mental health disorders and has a high rate of persistency and recurrence. Interpersonal theories posit that it is interpersonal, or relational, factors that serve to cause and maintain depression, which is supported by a growing evidence base. CBASP is an interpersonally-focused psychotherapy specifically designed for the treatment of chronic depression and employs a variety of cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal techniques within the therapeutic relationship to help individuals evaluate their interpersonal exchanges and consider the implications. Research has highlighted the effectiveness of CBASP for this client group, however there is limited research investigating therapist and client factors that contribute to positive outcomes. Attachment style and mentalization are two such factors that are theoretically and empirically linked to an individual’s way of relating to others but have not been investigated in relation to outcomes in CBASP. Aims: A systematic review aimed to identify and evaluate significant social and interpersonal mediators that account for the relationship between attachment style and depressive symptoms. An empirical study then explored the role of therapist and client attachment style, mentalisation, and therapeutic alliance on clinical outcomes in CBASP. Methods: A systematic search of the literature exploring social and interpersonal mediators between attachment style and depressive symptoms was conducted in order to identify and evaluate mediators. The empirical study used a longitudinal case series design where both therapist and client attachment style, mentalization and the therapeutic alliance were assessed, and clinical outcomes were measured at each session to allow evaluation of change over time. Results: The systematic review provided evidence that specific social and interpersonal variables mediate the relationship between attachment and depressive symptoms, specifically social support, social anxiety, social self-efficacy, relationship satisfaction, interpersonal negative events, and interpersonal dependency. Two studies failed to find mediating effects of social support and social self-efficacy. The findings of this review are interpreted with caution as there contained several methodological limitations that affect the ability to generalize to other populations and infer causation. Findings from the empirical study provided evidence for the role of therapist attachment style and mentalization in relation to the therapeutic alliance and clinical outcomes in chronic depression in CBASP. Client attachment style and mentalization were not found to have a significant impact on the process of change but did account for some variance in symptoms of depression. Findings should be cautioned due to the small sample size and lack of statistical power to detect smaller effects. Discussion: The findings of this thesis suggests that there exist social and interpersonal factors that mediate the relationship between attachment style and depressive symptoms, and this has clear socio-political and clinical implications. However more research using robust methods of design and statistical analysis are needed in order to provide clarity in this field. The empirical study provided rich and novel data that suggests that therapist attachment style and mentalization, more so than client factors, are important in developing the therapeutic alliance and promoting symptom reduction over the course of treatment. Further research utilizing a larger sample size could provide more robust evidence for this association.

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