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Adalberto Auteri

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Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Experience in Close Relationship Scale 12 (ECR-12): An exploratory structural equation modeling…

2019

The Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR) is one of the most commonly used self-report instruments of adult attachment and has been widely adopted in psychotherapy research. Composed of two subscales, namely Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety, the ECR was recently shortened to a 12-items version, called the ECR-12. Given the importance of extending knowledge on its applicability in understudied populations, our aim was to validate the ECR-12 in a large sample of Italian native-speakers. A total of 1197 participants (73.2% females; mean age=28.53±11.37 years) completed the ECR-12. Each participant also completed other measures of attachment, psychopathology, interpersonal distress, cop…

Coping styleslcsh:BF1-990ECR-12Interpersonal communicationPsychological distressAttachment anxiety; Attachment avoidance; Coping styles; ECR-12; Psychological distressStructural equation modelingArticleCronbach's alphaSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicamedicineAttachment anxiety; Attachment avoidance; ECR- 12; Psychological distress; Coping stylesPsychological distreDiscriminant validitySettore M-PSI/03 - PsicometriaAttachment avoidanceCoping stylePsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyDistresslcsh:PsychologyECR- 12Attachment anxietyClose relationshipAnxietymedicine.symptomPsychologyhormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsClinical psychologyPsychopathology
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Self-reported reflective functioning mediates the association between attachment insecurity and well-being among psychotherapists.

2020

Objective: Subjective well-being is a crucial variable for mental health practitioners. This study examines the influence of therapists’ attachment dimensions and self-reported reflective functioning on their perceived well-being. Further, it examines if reflective functioning mediates the association between attachment insecurity and well-being. Method: A total of 416 experienced psychotherapists were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, and completed self-report measures of attachment insecurity, reflective functioning, and well-being. We tested the hypothesized mediation model with path analysis that examined indirect effects. Results: Both attachment anxiety and avoidance dimensions …

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