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Objects and attitudes.

A Compton

    Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
    |January 1, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study introduces the neglected concept of the attitudinal object in psychoanalysis. It proposes understanding attitudes as a foundational element for studying psychological relationships and their basis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic theory
    • Psychology of attitudes
    • Object relations

    Background:

    • The concept of the attitudinal object is underrepresented in psychoanalysis.
    • This neglect contributes to confusion surrounding the general object concept.
    • Object relations theories have attempted to address this theoretical gap.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To reintroduce and explore the concept of the attitudinal object.
    • To offer preliminary suggestions for a psychoanalytic framework for understanding attitudes.
    • To establish attitudes as a primary level of inference in relationship studies.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic literature.
    • Theoretical integration of attitude theory within psychoanalysis.
    • Development of a framework for inferring psychological relationships from attitudes.

    Main Results:

    • Identified the attitudinal object as a neglected but crucial psychoanalytic concept.
    • Proposed attitudes as a fundamental component in understanding psychological relationships.
    • Highlighted the theoretical gap left by the omission of the attitudinal object.

    Conclusions:

    • Reintegrating the attitudinal object concept can clarify psychoanalytic theory.
    • Attitudes provide a vital lens for examining the psychological underpinnings of relationships.
    • This work lays the groundwork for future research into attitudes and object relations.

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