University of Bristol, UK.
University of Southampton, UK.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2023 Dec;49(12):1679-1694. doi: 10.1177/01461672221117690. Epub 2022 Sep 3.
This is the first meta-analysis to synthesize the literature on insecure attachment and negative attribution bias (NAB) from both developmental and social/personality attachment traditions. This meta-analysis is important because extant studies report inconsistent associations, making it difficult to draw conclusions about the nature of these associations. Based on 41 samples ( = 8,727) from 32 articles, we specify and compare the effect sizes of these associations across studies. Results confirmed positive associations between NAB and anxious and avoidant attachment dimensions and an insecure composite, with a medium effect size. Correlations were moderated by age group, type of attachment measurement, and cultural background. Our findings advance knowledge and build on attachment and attribution theories, reconcile mixed findings, and inform the development of NAB interventions. Important gaps in the literature are revealed that will inspire future research.
这是首次对发展和社会/人格依恋传统中不安全依恋与消极归因偏差（NAB）文献进行综合分析的元分析。这项元分析很重要，因为现有研究报告的关联并不一致，使得难以对这些关联的性质得出结论。基于 32 篇文章中的 41 个样本（=8727），我们在研究中明确和比较了这些关联的效应大小。结果证实，NAB 与焦虑和回避依恋维度以及不安全的综合维度之间存在正相关，效应量中等。相关性受到年龄组、依恋测量类型和文化背景的调节。我们的研究结果增进了对依恋和归因理论的了解，调和了不一致的研究结果，并为 NAB 干预措施的发展提供了信息。研究揭示了文献中的重要空白，这将激发未来的研究。
