PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Longitudinal Study, Attachment In Adults
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Three prototypes for romanic atachment- hazan & shaver: i ind it relaively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don"t oten worry about being abandoned or about someone geing close to me (secure) I worry that my partner doesn"t really love me or won"t want to stay (ambivalent) The higher anxiety fears the lower support seeking. The low anxiety fear= high support: secure. The high or middle level of anxiety the lower emoional support. The low anxiety or fear the high emoional support: secure. The low level of anxiety the low level of support. The high level the high level of support. Studied adolescent couples (18y) at least daing 6 months. Assessed atachment with romanic interview somewhat like aai: looking for communicaion, conlict, negaive/posiive afect. Dismissing more negaive, lower on posiive afect. Girls" working models beter predicted couple interacions than boys".
