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Patterns and universals of adult romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions: Are models of self and of other pancultural constructs?

2004

As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completed the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), a self-report measure of adult romantic attachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions of the RQ did not underlie the four-category model of attachment in the same way across all cultures. Analyses of specific attachment styles revealed that secure romantic attachment was normative in 79% of cultures and that preoccupied romantic…

Cultural StudiesSocial psychology (sociology)CulturaSocial PsychologyApego (Psicología)CultureAmor050109 social psychologyHuman sexualityCiencias sociales / Estudios culturalesInterpersonal relations -- Case studiesSocial psychologyCulture; Human mating strategies; Internal working models; Romantic attachment; Social Psychology; Cultural Studies; Anthropology050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyPsicología / Procesos afectivosddc:150Attachment theory0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesHuman mating strategiesSociocultural evolutionHuman mating strategies05 social sciencesInternal working modelsInterpersonal relations and cultureRomanceProblem of universalsCulture; Human mating strategies; Internal working models; Romantic attachmentAnthropologyNormativeRomantic attachmentPsychologySocial psychology
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USO CLINICO DELL ADULT ATTACHMENT INTERVIEW: UN APPROFONDIMENTO

2011

This article aims at illustrating how the patients assessment and the process of psychotherapy can be significantly improved by the administration of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). The AAI questions evoke the memories of the interactions with the caregiving figures during childhood, thus providing an access to the patients states of mind regarding attachment; these childhood memories are crucial for the individuals approach to world and relationships, as they constitute the core of the Internal Working Models. Accordingly, the administration of the AAI can help the clinician and the patient in the development of the therapeutic alliance, also allowing an in-depth exploration of the p…

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