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Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure

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Does coding internal working models of attachment have to be so hard?

Amanda Venta¹, Veronica McLaren², Carla Sharp²

¹Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Rd., Room 373, 77204-6022, Houston, TX, USA. aventa@uh.edu.

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|July 15, 2022

Summary

The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) can be reliably coded by experts without transcripts. Trained coders showed near-moderate agreement, suggesting potential for broader, more accessible use of this valuable youth attachment assessment tool.

Keywords:

Child attachment interview Internal working model Kappa Reliability Training

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Area of Science:

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Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Background:

The Child Attachment Interview (CAI) is a promising tool for assessing youth attachment.
Widespread adoption is hindered by resource-intensive requirements like transcription and in-person training.

Purpose of the Study:

To empirically investigate the barriers to Child Attachment Interview (CAI) implementation.
To assess the reliability of CAI coding under varied training and resource conditions.

Main Methods:

Thirty-five archival Child Attachment Interviews (CAIs) were re-coded by three groups: expert coders (trained/reliable) without transcripts, trained coders without reliability certification, and novice coders with no formal training.
Agreement with consensus classifications was calculated for each group.

Main Results:

Expert coders achieved reliable classifications without interview transcripts.
Trained coders, not yet reliability certified, demonstrated near-moderate agreement, supporting their use with caveats.
Novice coders did not achieve moderate agreement, but indicated potential for self-paced training.

Conclusions:

Coding the Child Attachment Interview (CAI) by experts is feasible without transcription, reducing a significant barrier.
The findings support preliminary use of trained coders awaiting certification, enhancing CAI accessibility.
Self-paced training models may offer future avenues for broader CAI utilization in youth attachment research.