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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Attachment Theory

Background:

  • Attachment representations from childhood experiences form cognitive scripts for secure base support.
  • The latent structure of secure base script knowledge has not been previously examined.
  • Understanding this structure is crucial for comprehending early experience generalization and methodological rigor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the latent structure of secure base script knowledge.
  • To examine the factor structure and distributional properties of individual differences in secure base script knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Factor analyses and taxometric analyses were conducted.
  • Data were collected from two large samples: adolescents (N = 674) and adults (N = 714).
  • The Attachment Script Assessment (adolescent and adult versions) was used for measurement.

Main Results:

  • Results from factor and taxometric analyses indicated a specific latent structure.
  • Secure base script knowledge was found to be generalized across different relationships.
  • Variation in secure base script knowledge demonstrated a continuous distribution.

Conclusions:

  • Secure base script knowledge is not categorical but continuously distributed.
  • This knowledge generalizes across relationships, suggesting a stable cognitive construct.
  • Findings have implications for attachment theory and research methodology.