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The relation of dissociation and mind wandering to unresolved/disorganized attachment: an experience sampling study.
- Source :
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Attachment & Human Development . Apr2017, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p170-190. 21p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Individuals with unresolved/disorganized representations of childhood trauma (U/d attachment) report more psychological distress than others, but little is known about their everyday mentation. In the present study adults with childhood trauma (N = 45) completed the Berkeley-Leiden Adult Attachment Questionnaire-Unresolved (BLAAQ-U) and the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), and reported everyday mentation during 5 days of experience sampling. The BLAAQ-U and the AAI showed a medium association with each other, but only the former significantly predicted negative affect, dissociation, and low control/awareness of mentation. Contrary to our predictions, U/d attachment did not significantly predict mind wandering, but the BLAAQ-U predicted endorsements of a negative mind wandering style. U/d attachment, as assessed by both instruments, was associated with the Poor attentional control style and beliefs in anomalous mental phenomena. Experience sampling is a valuable way to investigate everyday experiences in individuals with U/d attachment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *ATTACHMENT behavior
*CHI-squared test
*CHILD development
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DISSOCIATIVE disorders
*EXPERIENCE
*FACTOR analysis
*PSYCHOLOGISTS
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*STATISTICS
*VIDEO recording
*DATA analysis
*TASK performance
*MAXIMUM likelihood statistics
*UNDERGRADUATES
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14616734
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Attachment & Human Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121078458
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2016.1261914