Orthogonal dreams in an oblique world: A meta-analysis of the association between attachment anxiety and avoidance

Cameron, Jessica J.; Finnegan, Heather; Morry, Marian M.

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2012.05.001

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“…Although anxiety and avoidance are traditionally viewed as orthogonal (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991;Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007), in many studies, these dimensions have been shown to be correlated (e.g., Brennan et al, 1998;Donbaek & Elklit, 2013;Fraley et al, 2000;Wei et al, 2007). Cameron, Finnegan, and Morry (2012) conducted a meta-analysis with the goal of examining whether attachment dimensions, assessed with the ECR and ECR-R scales, were orthogonal or oblique. These authors found that the average correlation was approximately .20.…”

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Assessing Adult Attachment Across Different Contexts: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire

Moreira

Martins

Gouveia

et al. 2014

Journal of Personality Assessment

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The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures questionnaire (ECR-RS) is one of the most recent measures of adult attachment. This instrument provides a contextual assessment of attachment-related anxiety and avoidance by measuring these dimensions in various close relationships (mother, father, partner, friend). To further explore its psychometric properties and cross-cultural adequacy, this study presents the validation of the ECR-RS in a sample of Portuguese community individuals (N = 236). The Portuguese version showed adequate reliability and construct validity. The original 2-factor structure was confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis. The ECR-RS is a psychometrically robust measure of attachment, representing an important advance in the measurement of adult attachment.

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Assessing Adult Attachment Across Different Contexts: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire

Moreira

Martins

Gouveia

et al. 2014

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…That is, both partners' attachment variables were included in a single couple model, allowing all possible correlational paths between the four attachment variables. A meta-analysis including 242 studies also recommended that the two attachment dimensions be correlated within individuals to account for shared variance (Cameron, Finnegan, & Morry, 2012). A correlation was also specified between partners' caregiving and sexual satisfaction variables.…”

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Sexuality Examined Through the Lens of Attachment Theory: Attachment, Caregiving, and Sexual Satisfaction

Péloquin

Brassard

Lafontaine

et al. 2013

The Journal of Sex Research

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Attachment researchers have proposed that the attachment, caregiving, and sexual behavioral systems are interrelated in adult love relationships (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007 ). This study examined whether aspects of partners' caregiving (proximity, sensitivity, control, compulsive caregiving) mediated the association between their attachment insecurities (anxiety and avoidance) and each other's sexual satisfaction in two samples of committed couples (Study 1: 126 cohabiting or married couples from the general community; Study 2: 55 clinically distressed couples). Partners completed the Experiences in Close Relationships measure (Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998 ), the Caregiving Questionnaire (Kunce & Shaver, 1994 ), and the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction (Lawrance & Byers, 1998 ). Path analyses based on the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) revealed that caregiving proximity mediated the association between low attachment avoidance and partners' sexual satisfaction in distressed and nondistressed couples. Sensitivity mediated this association in nondistressed couples only. Control mediated the association between men's insecurities (attachment-related avoidance and anxiety) and their partners' low sexual satisfaction in nondistressed couples. Attachment anxiety predicted compulsive caregiving, but this caregiving dimension was not a significant mediator. These results are discussed in light of attachment theory and their implications for treating distressed couples.

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“…The ECR has convincing and well-established psychometric properties and is currently among the most widely used self-report measure to assess adult attachment (Mikulincer and Shaver, 2007). An important advantage of the ECR is that it does not have the mentioned undesirable high intercorrelation between its subscales like the ECR-R as was shown in a recent meta-analysis (Cameron, Finnegan & Morry, 2012). Therefore, we join other researchers like Mikulincer and Shaver (2007), in their preference for the original ECR with its relatively independent subscales making it possible to differentiate within the relation with psychopathy facets with more confidence .…”

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Examining psychopathy from an attachment perspective: the role of fear of rejection and abandonment

Conradi

Boertien

Cavus

et al. 2015

The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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(144 words)A key feature of psychopathy, a self-centered orientation towards others and a failure to truly connect, is poorly understood. The attachment framework can be used to examine underlying interpersonal mechanisms. Because of the overall failure to connect we anticipated, and found, in a large undergraduate sample (n=1,074), that both affective-interpersonal traits and impulsiveirresponsible psychopathy facets were positively related to attachment avoidance. Different dynamics may underlie this distancing from others, as evidenced by the fact that callousunemotionality was negatively related to attachment anxiety, whereas grandiose-manipulative and impulsive-irresponsible traits were positively related to attachment anxiety. Although effect sizes were small and are of correlational nature, our results are in line with a dual deficit model that differential developmental trajectories, largely heritable callousness versus neglecting and abusive parenting, may lead to adult psychopathy. The differentiating role of fear of rejection and abandonment for the psychopathy construct is discussed. 3-6

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Orthogonal dreams in an oblique world: A meta-analysis of the association between attachment anxiety and avoidance

Cited by 95 publications

References 8 publications

Assessing Adult Attachment Across Different Contexts: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire

Assessing Adult Attachment Across Different Contexts: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire

Sexuality Examined Through the Lens of Attachment Theory: Attachment, Caregiving, and Sexual Satisfaction

Examining psychopathy from an attachment perspective: the role of fear of rejection and abandonment

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