Self-discrepancies, emotional vulnerability, and working models : the role of adult attachment styles /
This study examined how adult attachment styles moderate
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This study examined how adult attachment styles moderate depression, anxiety, hostility, and interpersonal discomfort. One-hundred and forty-two subjects completed affect measures as well as a self-report measure of attachment based on the Bartholomew (1990) four-group model of adult attachment. Results suggest that high scorers on the secure measure tend not to have significant levels of negative affect. High scorers on the anxious/preoccupied measure exhibit significant levels of depression and interpersonal discomfort, but do not report significant levels of anxiety. High scorers on the fearful measure appear quite emotionally vulnerable, exhibiting highly significant levels of depression, anxiety, and interpersonal discomfort. Those endorsing dismissive tendencies reported highly significant levels of depression and hostility but did not exhibit significant levels of anxiety or interpersonal discomfort. These results were discussed in the context of previous attachment research. Implications for the Bartholomew attachment model are suggested. This study also examined the relationships among adult attachment, affect, and self- discrepancies. Self-discrepancies (Higgins, 1987) involve conflict between one's actual view of oneself and the way one feels one ought to be or would ideally like to be. Discrepancies may also involve the way one believes others to perceive oneself. Previous research suggests predictable affective responses to particular types of discrepancies. The present study, however, contrary to hypotheses, did not find significant relationships between self-discrepancies and affect nor were significant relationships found regarding attachment theory and previous self-discrepancy research. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | vii, 132 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |