Early adult attachment styles and social adjustment

Kanemasa, Yuji; Daibo, Ikuo

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“…Attachment patterns and indicators of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems remained stable over time during adolescence, although there was a difference in stability between constructs (Buist et al 2004). Japanese studies show that secure attachment of adolescents is associated with good mental health (Kanemasa and Daibo 2003), learning goal tendency, curiosity, and self-esteem (Matsuoka 2003). It has also been shown that a variety of psychosocial variables (parental care, cooperativeness, family cohesion) are determinants of attachment, as reported by university students (Tanaka et al 2008), and that female college students report more secure attachment than male students (Matsuoka et al 2006).…”

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Contributions of Attachment and Self-Concept on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Japanese Adolescents

2009

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We examined the associations and likely pathways underlying the relationships between peer attachment style, self-concept, and Internalizing/Externalizing Problems among high school students in Japan. A total of 228 senior high school students (186 boys and 82 girls; mean age = 16.4) completed the Attachment Questionnaire for Children, Self-Description Questionnaire II-Short, and Youth Self-Report. The main results were that securely attached adolescents reported fewer mental health problems and more positive self-concept than those who reported insecure attachment. Some patterns of associations among variables appeared to be different across gender. The Structural Equation Modeling provided a support for the mediating role of self-concept in influencing the relationships between Attachment and Internalizing Problems, but not Externalizing Problems. The paths for the model were significant across gender. The results promote understanding of psychological processes that influence the relationships between attachment and psychological well-being among high school adolescents in Japan.

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Contributions of Attachment and Self-Concept on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Japanese Adolescents

2009

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“…On the other hand, we found no actor effects of ERS on RMB in men. Considering that women tend to feel greater attachment anxiety than men (Kanemasa & Daibo, 2003), ERS as hyperactivation of the attachment system (Shaver et al, 2005) might be more associated with RMB in women.…”

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Searching for Positive Aspects of Excessive Reassurance‐Seeking

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Nakashima

2020

Jpn Psychol Res

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We investigated positive aspects of excessive reassurance-seeking in interpersonal relationships. Previous studies have emphasized that excessive reassuranceseeking leads to interpersonal rejection by significant others. However, Fowler & Gasiorek (2017) suggested that excessive reassurance-seekers tend to make efforts to maintain relationships with their romantic partners, and that these efforts affect their own satisfaction with the relationships. We investigated whether the findings of Fowler and Gasiorek in students could be replicated in general heterosexual couples (N = 437 couples). Data were analyzed using the modified actor-partner interdependence model. Results indicated that excessive reassurance-seeking had no actor or partner effects on the efforts to maintain the relationships, which predicted relational satisfaction. However, the actor and partner effects of excessive reassurance-seeking on relational satisfaction through the efforts to maintain the relationships differed according to the relational duration. These findings, despite certain inconsistencies with Fowler and Gasiorek, suggest that excessive reassurance-seeking might have positive effects on relationships.

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“…These individuals feel that the self is worthy and others are accepting, suggesting that secure individuals are neither anxious about abandonment nor avoidant of intimacy (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Related to these characteristics, secure individuals display better mental health and positive self-perception (Kanemasa & Daibo, 2003). Preoccupied individuals have a negative self-representation but positive others-representation.…”

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“…Previous studies have generally indicated that adult attachment style affects social interaction ability (DiTommaso, Brannen-McNulty, Ross, & Burgess, 2003;Hori & Kobayashi, 2010;Kanemasa, 2005Kanemasa, , 2007Kanemasa & Daibo, 2003;Takahashi, Tamaki, & Yamawaki, in press;Tamaki & Takahashi, in press). For example, Tamaki and Takahashi (in press) examined the relationship between adult attachment style and social interaction abilities in Japanese university students.…”

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Suggestions for a Teacher Training Program for Inclusive Education in a Japanese University

Takahashi¹

2013

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Inclusive education has been recently proposed in primary and secondary educations in many countries. Children who need special education support should be educated together with typically developing children in general classes. Although many studies have examined the effectiveness of inclusive education, researchers have pointed out that some general education teachers experience problems in their relationships with children who have disabilities such as developmental disorders and intellectual disabilities. In this paper, we review teacher training programs in a Japanese university and offer suggestions to enhance teachers' relationships with disabled children. In our discussion, we focused on adult attachment theory, which is an affective connection and interactions between self and others. First, we reviewed the importance of teachers' relationships with disabled children. Second, we reviewed attachment theories with respect to the quality of teacher-child relationships, and lastly, we proposed that adult attachment theory is a mediator in the quality of teacher-child relationships. We proposed a direction for the application of these conceptual assumptions to the teacher-training program for inclusive education in a Japanese university.

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Early adult attachment styles and social adjustment

Cited by 8 publications

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Contributions of Attachment and Self-Concept on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Japanese Adolescents

Contributions of Attachment and Self-Concept on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Japanese Adolescents

Searching for Positive Aspects of Excessive Reassurance‐Seeking

Suggestions for a Teacher Training Program for Inclusive Education in a Japanese University

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