Attachment Stability From Infancy to Adulthood: Meta-Analysis and Dynamic Modeling of Developmental Mechanisms

Fraley, R. Chris

doi:10.1207/s15327957pspr0602_03

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“…A child is securely attached when it has a mental representation of the attachment figure as available and responsive when needed as a source of protection, comfort or validation. Insecurely attached children experience caregivers who are either inconsistently available and responsive, or consistently unavailable and neglecting (Fraley, 2002).…”

Section: Attachmentmentioning

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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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Section: Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Attachment research has provided evidence that infant attachment insecurity can later translate into insecure attachment patterns in close relationships during adulthood (e.g. Fraley, 2002). Research on adult attachment further sustains that RF is associated to the way people consciously manage actual significant relationships.…”

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Attachment and Reflective Functioning in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder

Badoud

Prada²,

Nicastro³

et al. 2018

Journal of Personality Disorders

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Insecure attachment and impairments in reflective functioning (RF) are thought to play a critical role in borderline personality disorder (BPD). In particular, the mentalization-based model argues that insecure attachment indirectly accounts for increased BPD features, notably via disruption of RF capacities. Although the mediation relationship between attachment, RF, and BPD is supported by previous evidence, it remains to be directly tested in adults with BPD. In the current study, a sample of 55 female adult BPD patients and 105 female healthy controls completed a battery of self-report measures to investigate the interplay between attachment, RF capacities, and BPD clinical status. Overall, the results showed that BPD patients pre- dominantly reported insecure attachment, characterized by negative internal working models of the self as unlovable and unimportant to others, and decreased RF abilities. Our findings further indicated that actual RF capacities mediated the relationships between adult insecure attachment and BPD clinical status.

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“…Importantly, research evidence suggests that attachment styles tend to be rather stable from infancy to adulthood [63], nevertheless some authors see them more prone to change, especially with the individual's conscious efforts such as through therapy and mindfulness [64]. Also across relationships, it has been shown that people hold multiple working models organised as a hierarchy [65].…”

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Exploring Psychological Factors Influencing Deliberation

Kuhar¹

2013

: Interdiscip. Descr. Complex Syst.

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In contemporary societies there is a growing need to coordinate and legitimize different perspectives. Instead of a dialogical search for consensus polarizing communication still prevails. The legitimacy of formal political institutions and conventional forms of political participation is in decline; increasingly publicly expressed people's need for a greater influence on social developments reveals a deficit in approaches how to include them more actively in discussions on complex social problems. There has been a growing number of theoretical and empirical appeals to advance deliberation within governmental bodies and public institutions, as well as in a form of direct citizen involvement in (organized) face-to-face meetings. Yet, no radical shift has been made (so far), largely due to poor understanding of subjective and intersubjective (psychological) aspects of deliberation -the exploration of these aspects is the aim of this article. The case is being made for using till now unstudied influence of attachment style on the quality of deliberation and on the readiness to transform and coordinate attitudes with others in a deliberative process.

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Attachment Stability From Infancy to Adulthood: Meta-Analysis and Dynamic Modeling of Developmental Mechanisms

Cited by 716 publications

References 100 publications

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

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

Attachment and Reflective Functioning in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder

Exploring Psychological Factors Influencing Deliberation

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