Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis, CA 95618, USA.
J Pers Assess. 2010 Mar;92(2):116-27. doi: 10.1080/00223890903425960.
The Buddhist notion of "nonattachment" (release from mental fixations) is related to but distinguishable from the Western construct of attachment. Secure (or insecure) attachment is based on internal working models related to security (or insecurity), whereas nonattachment is based on insight into the constructed and impermanent nature of mental representations. Based on historical and contemporary Buddhist scholarship, we designed the Nonattachment Scale and evaluated its psychometric properties in various samples. We also present evidence consistent with Buddhist theory that nonattachment is psychologically and socially adaptive, and we offer directions for further research on nonattachment.
佛教的“不执着”（从心理固着中解脱）概念与西方的依恋概念有关，但又有所区别。安全（或不安全）依恋是基于与安全（或不安全）相关的内部工作模式，而不执着则是基于对心理表象的建构性和无常性的洞察。基于历史和当代的佛教学术研究，我们设计了不执着量表，并在各种样本中评估了其心理测量学特性。我们还提供了与佛教理论一致的证据，表明不执着在心理和社会上是适应性的，并为进一步研究不执着提供了方向。
