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Predicting psychological mindedness from personality style and attachment security
1Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA. BeitelMark@aol.com
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|January 1, 2003
Summary
This study found that psychological mindedness (PM) is linked to personality traits like Openness and Extraversion, and peer attachment, suggesting a connection to healthy personal constructs.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Attachment Theory
Background:
- Psychological mindedness (PM) is crucial for understanding oneself and others.
- Assessing PM's construct validity requires examining its relationship with established psychological constructs.
- Personality and attachment styles are known to influence interpersonal functioning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance the construct validity of the Psychological Mindedness Scale (PM Scale).
- To investigate the differential predictive relationships between personality traits and attachment security with PM.
- To clarify the association between PM and healthy versus pathological personal and interpersonal constructs.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to assess personality traits.
- Employed the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) to measure attachment security.
- Analyzed the predictive power of personality and attachment variables on PM Scale scores.
Main Results:
- Openness to Experience was the strongest predictor of psychological mindedness.
- Extraversion and peer attachment also positively predicted PM.
- Neuroticism showed an inverse relationship with PM; parental attachment did not predict PM.
Conclusions:
- PM is associated with specific personality dimensions, particularly Openness.
- Attachment to peers, but not parents, contributes to psychological mindedness.
- Findings support the conceptualization of PM as reflecting healthy personal and interpersonal functioning.