Attachment Style, Self-Concealment, and Interpersonal Distance among Japanese Undergraduates

Abstract

The relationships among attachment style, self-concealment, and interpersonal distance were studied with 71 Japanese undergraduates (33 men and 38 women, ages 18 to 20 years, M = 18.7, SD= .6). Participants completed a questionnaire about Self-concealment and Attachment Styles (Secure, Anxious, and Avoidant). One week later, Interpersonal Distance, which individuals maintain between themselves and others, was measured by the stop-distance paradigm. Analysis showed that scores for more Anxious and Avoidant Attachment Styles were positively correlated with those for greater Self-concealment. Scores for greater Self-concealment and more Anxious Attachment Style were also correlated with longer Interpersonal Distance.

Physical Distance Between Romantic Partners as a Marker for Attachment in Couples: A Proof of Concept Study

“…Applying the stop-distance procedure Kaitz et al (2004) found no significant association, but in their second study they found that anxious individuals chose greater chair-to-chair distance from the interviewer. Yukawa et al (2007) also found anxious attachment to be associated with a greater preferred interpersonal distance as measured with the stop-distance procedure. In sum, results were mixed with one study showing a negative association of anxious attachment with distance (Bar-Haim et al, 2002), one study showing no association (Kaitz et al, 2004, study 1), and two studies showing a positive association (Kaitz et al, 2004, study 2;Yukawa et al, 2007).…”

“…Using the stop-distance procedure, avoidant attachment was found to be associated with greater interpersonal distance in students by Kaitz, Bar-Haim, Lehrer, and Grossman (2004, study 1), but Yukawa, Tokuda, and Sato (2007), who also studied a student sample, could not replicate this result. In study 2 Kaitz et al (2004) used an alternative measure of interpersonal distance: the participant's chosen distance from an interviewer which was scored from film as the chair-to-chair distance.…”

“…Bar-Haim et al (2002), or positive (distancing), c.f. Kaitz et al (2004, study 2) and Yukawa et al (2007).…”

“…With these measurements they were unable to replicate the positive association between avoidance and distance obtained with study 1. Thus, only one study (Kaitz et al, 2004, study 1) found a positive association with avoidant attachment but this was not replicated (Kaitz et al, 2004, study 2;Yukawa et al, 2007).…”

Autism Spectrum, Attachment Styles, and Social Skills in University Student

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