An Approach to the Delineation of Adult Attachment

West, Malcolm; Sheldon, Adrienne; Reiffer, L

doi:10.1097/00005053-198712000-00006

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“…The Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire for Adults (RAQA) [80][81][82][83] asks respondents to rate their most important attachment figure according to proximity seeking, separation protest, feared loss, availability, reliance on the attachment figure, angry withdrawal, compulsive care giving, compulsive self-reliance, and compulsive care seeking. Three subscales (feared loss, separation protest, and proximity seeking) distinguish adult attachment relationships from other social relationships, and two subscales (use of attachment figure and perceived availability of the attachment figure) relate to the role of attachment for the individual.…”

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Adult attachment measures: A 25-year review

Ravitz

Maunder

Hunter

et al. 2010

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Section: The Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire For Adultsmentioning

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Adult attachment measures: A 25-year review

Ravitz

Maunder

Hunter

et al. 2010

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

551

473

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“…In this study, college students completed the Reciprocal Attachment Scale (West, Sheldon, & Reiffer, 1987;West & Sheldon-Keller, 1994) and were asked to write 11 narratives (including three that asked for interactions with their father and mother [most painful; most typical; most comforting]; two involving typical interactions with their signifi cant other; and three interactions that were representative of the self [an incident typical of the self; an incident that shaped identity and an incident where the participant felt bad about the self]). These narratives were scored using the Social Cognition and Object Relations scale for Interview and Narrative data (SCORS; Westen, Barends, Leigh, Mendel, & Silbert, 1994).…”

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Relationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and attachment style in a clinical sample

Stein

Siefert

Stewart

et al. 2010

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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This present study examined the relationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and two measures of adult attachment: the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) and the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire-Revised (ECR-R). Forty-five patients (76% female) at a university-based outpatient treatment clinic participated in this study. We hypothesized that higher levels of attachment security would be associated with higher, more adaptive ratings on the SCORS variables. Results indicated that the SCORS Self-Esteem (SE) variable was significantly positively related to the RQ's Secure Attachment ratings and negatively related with the ECR-R's Anxious Attachment scale. Additionally, negative trends were noted between SE and the RQ's Fearful and Preoccupied Attachment scores. The SCORS Emotional Investments in Relationships and Affective Quality of Representations variables were associated with higher Secure scores and lower, more maladaptive Preoccupied scores on the RQ. It was also associated with greater attachment anxiety as measured by the ECR-R. Using both clinician (SCORS) and participant-rated measures (ECR-R and RQ), this study provides further understanding on how object representations and attachment style relate within a clinical sample. Results are discussed in light of prior research examining relationships between object relations and adult attachments, and clinical implications are also reviewed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message: • Individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety may enter therapy with more self-image problems. • Individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety may enter therapy with more maladaptive expectations about relationships. • Patients who endorse high levels of attachment anxiety (e.g., fearful and preoccupied) may be more likely to present with Axis II complaints. • Examining a patient's attachment style and object relations using different measures of assessment (e.g., explicit and implicit) can help gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of a patient.

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“…While other styles are indicated in various measures (e. g. Compulsive-caregiving), hostile attachment characteristics are rarely reflected. One of the few exceptions includes a clinical selfreport assessment which includes 'Angry-withdrawal' to denote individuals with high hostility to attachment figures perceived as unavailable or unsupportive (West et al 1987). …”

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confidence: 99%