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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Attachment Theory

Background:

  • Attachment instruments differ in practicality, scoring methods, scale quality, and applicability to diverse attachment figures.
  • The Attachment Network Q-sort (ANQ) is a self-report instrument designed to differentiate relationship-specific attachment styles for multiple figures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the properties and validity of the ANQ in psychotherapy patients and non-patient respondents.
  • To assess the ANQ's ability to identify distinct attachment profiles across different attachment figures, including mother, father, and romantic partner.

Main Methods:

  • Latent class analysis was employed to analyze ANQ data from psychotherapy patients and non-patient respondents.
  • The study examined attachment styles concerning mother, father, and romantic partner as key attachment figures.

Main Results:

  • Four distinct participant profiles emerged: overall secure, insecure only with father, insecure only with mother, and insecure with both parents but not partner.
  • These identified attachment profiles demonstrated strong concurrent, discriminant, and construct validity.

Conclusions:

  • The ANQ shows potential as a valuable clinical self-report tool for assessing combined attachment styles across various figures like parents and partners.
  • The instrument's ability to discriminate relationship-specific attachment styles supports its utility in clinical and research settings.