Patterns of Stability in Adult Attachment: An Empirical Test of Two Models of Continuity and Change
Patterns of Stability in Adult Attachment: An Empirical Test of Two Models of Continuity and Change
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DOI：
10.1037/a0024150
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发表时间：
2011-11-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Roisman, Glenn I.
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作者：
Fraley, R. Chris;Vicary, Amanda M.;Roisman, Glenn I.
依恋理论的核心假设之一是依恋表征随着时间的推移是稳定的。不幸的是，关于依恋稳定性的数据一直是模棱两可的，因此，已经发展出另一种理论观点来解释它们。本研究的目的是通过在两个密集的纵向调查中研究成人来评估稳定性的替代模型。具体地说，我们在30天内每天评估一个样本(N=203)的依恋表征，而在另一个样本(N=388)中评估一年的每周依恋表征。分析表明，成人依恋中存在的稳定性模式与原型模型最为一致，原型模型假设依恋的暂时性变化背后存在稳定因素。此外，尽管五大人格特质表现出与依恋相似的稳定性模式，但它们并不能解释依恋中观察到的稳定性。
One of the core assumptions of attachment theory is that attachment representations are stable over time. Unfortunately, the data on attachment stability have been ambiguous, and as a result, alternative theoretical perspectives have evolved to explain them. The objective of the present research was to evaluate alternative models of stability by studying adults in 2 intensive longitudinal investigations. Specifically, we assessed attachment representations in 1 sample (N = 203) daily over a 30-day period and in the other sample (N = 388) weekly over a year. Analyses show that the patterns of stability that exist in adult attachment are most consistent with a prototype model a model assuming that there is a stable factor underlying temporary variations in attachment. Moreover, although the Big Five personality traits exhibited a pattern of stability that was similar to that of attachment, they did not account for the stability observed in attachment.