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Assessing secure base behavior in adulthood: Development of a measure, links to adult attachment representations and relations to couples' communication and reports of relationships
- Source :
- Developmental Psychology. 38:679-693
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- American Psychological Association (APA), 2002.
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Abstract
- A focus on the secure base phenomenon creates a framework for exploring the function of the attachment system in adulthood. Engaged couples (N = 157) were videotaped in a problem-solving interaction and assessed using the Secure Base Scoring System (SBSS), a system based on Ainsworth's analyses of infant-parent secure base use and support. Study 1 showed behavior was significantly related to representations assessed with the Adult Attachment Interview (M. Main & R. Goldwyn, 1994). In Study 2, the interactions were independently scored with the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System (RMICS; R. E. Heyman & D. Vivian, 1993), a communication-based system. The SBSS predicted relationship variables beyond the RMICS, especially for women. Results indicate that the secure base phenomenon provides a cogent perspective on adult attachment behavior.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Personality Inventory
Personality development
Statistics as Topic
Personality Assessment
Developmental psychology
Interpersonal relationship
Sex Factors
Interview, Psychological
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Marriage
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Object Attachment
Problem Solving
Demography
Intelligence Tests
Family Characteristics
Adult development
Perspective (graphical)
Social relation
Personality Development
Mental representation
Regression Analysis
Female
Psychology
Social psychology
Attachment measures
Forecasting
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19390599 and 00121649
- Volume :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Developmental Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4b59cdb1de3388ff4e16256eaab821a9