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Scripting attachment: generalized event representations and internal working models.

Robyn Fivush1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. psyrf@emory.edu

Attachment & Human Development
|August 30, 2006
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The secure base script construct offers a new way to measure internal working models of attachment. This method uses generalized event representations to assess attachment-related events reliably and validly.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Internal working models (IWMs) are crucial for understanding attachment.
  • Existing measures of IWMs may lack generative capacity.
  • Script theory offers a framework for understanding generalized event representations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate the secure base script construct as a novel measure of IWMs.
  • To explore how script theory principles can enhance the measurement of IWMs.
  • To investigate the reliability, validity, and generative potential of the secure base script construct.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the secure base script construct based on script theory.
  • Utilizing generalized event representations to capture attachment-related experiences.

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  • Assessing the reliability and validity of the new measurement methodology.

    • Main Results:

    • The secure base script construct demonstrates reliability and validity.
    • The construct effectively measures internal working models of attachment-related events.
    • Script theory aspects inform the development of IWMs in terms of elaboration, complexity, and flexibility.

    Conclusions:

    • The secure base script construct is a promising, innovative tool for assessing IWMs.
    • This methodology enhances our understanding of IWM development.
    • Future research can build upon this construct to explore attachment dynamics further.