Stein Helen, Koontz A Dawn, Fonagy Peter, Allen Jon G, Fultz Jim, Brethour John R, Allen Darla, Evans Richard B
Child and Family Center, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
Psychol Psychother. 2002 Mar;75(Pt 1):77-91. doi: 10.1348/147608302169562.
Using a community sample of 115 young adults, this study applied a range of statistical techniques to five measures of adult attachment to gain a better understanding of what they assess. First, we determined comparability of measures, using both categorical and dimensional approaches to model the association. Agreement among classifications was modest. Next, we examined the relation of attachment classifications and attachment measure subscale scores to criterion variables (i.e. dyadic adjustment, interpersonal sensitivity and severity of psychiatric symptoms). Classification predicted severity of psychological symptoms better than it predicted other measures of adjustment. Finally, using a principal components analysis, we mapped the relationship among underlying constructs, the subscales of the five measures and three criterion measures of psychological adjustment. We discuss our findings from the perspective of underlying constructs of attachment insecurity and strategy for coping with insecurity in relationships, noting implications for further research.
本研究以115名年轻成年人的社区样本为对象，运用一系列统计技术对五项成人依恋测量指标进行分析，以更好地理解这些指标所评估的内容。首先，我们通过分类和维度两种方法来确定测量指标的可比性，以此对关联进行建模。分类之间的一致性一般。接下来，我们考察了依恋分类和依恋测量子量表得分与标准变量（即二元调适、人际敏感性和精神症状严重程度）之间的关系。分类对心理症状严重程度的预测效果比对其他调适指标的预测效果更好。最后，通过主成分分析，我们描绘了潜在结构、五项测量指标的子量表以及三项心理调适标准测量指标之间的关系。我们从依恋不安全感的潜在结构以及处理人际关系中不安全感的策略这一角度讨论了研究结果，并指出了对进一步研究的启示。
