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Phillip R Shaver1, Mario Mikulincer

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8686, USA. prshaver@ucdavis.edu

Attachment & Human Development
|December 7, 2002
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This study integrates adult attachment research using self-reports and narrative assessments. Combining methods advances understanding of attachment styles, affect regulation, and personality development.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • Two main research streams in adult attachment exist: narrative assessments of defensive processes and self-report 'attachment styles'.
  • Limited integration between these research lines has hindered comprehensive understanding.
  • Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding close relationships and emotional regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and synthesize recent research combining self-report and other methods in adult attachment.
  • To test central hypotheses of attachment theory, including unconscious psychodynamic processes.
  • To present a model of normative and individual-difference processes in attachment.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of self-report measures with behavioral observations and unconscious priming techniques.

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  • Review of studies testing attachment theory hypotheses.
  • Experimental manipulation of theoretically relevant variables alongside self-report attachment style.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant progress has been made in testing attachment theory hypotheses.
    • Research demonstrates the utility of combining diverse methods for studying attachment.
    • The integration of methods facilitates the exploration of unconscious processes in affect regulation and attachment system activation.

    Conclusions:

    • Combining self-report and experimental methods allows for testing causal hypotheses in attachment research.
    • Further research integrating diverse methodologies will enhance the understanding of attachment processes.
    • A more complete theory of personality can be developed by building upon attachment and object relations theories.