Patterns of Stability in Adult Attachment: An Empirical Test of Two Models of Continuity and Change
In: Journal of personality and social psychology, Jg. 101 (2011), Heft 5, S. 974-992
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One of the core assumptions of attachment theory is that attachment representations are stable over time. Unfortunately, the data on attachment stability have been ambiguous, and as a result, alternative theoretical perspectives have evolved to explain them. The objective of the present research was to evaluate alternative models of stability by studying adults in 2 intensive longitudinal investigations. Specifically, we assessed attachment representations in 1 sample (N = 203) daily over a 30-day period and in the other sample (N = 388) weekly over a year. Analyses show that the patterns of stability that exist in adult attachment are most consistent with a prototype model—a model assuming that there is a stable factor underlying temporary variations in attachment. Moreover, although the Big Five personality traits exhibited a pattern of stability that was similar to that of attachment, they did not account for the stability observed in attachment.
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Patterns of Stability in Adult Attachment: An Empirical Test of Two Models of Continuity and Change
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | FRALEY, R. Chris ; VICARY, Amanda M ; CHLOE BRUMBAUGH, Claudia ; ROISMAN, Glenn I |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of personality and social psychology, Jg. 101 (2011), Heft 5, S. 974-992 |
Veröffentlichung: | Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2011 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print; 19; 1 p.1/4 |
ISSN: | 0022-3514 (print) |
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