IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT MEASURES OF ADULT ATTACHMENT TO MOTHERS IN A CHINESE CONTEXT
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In this study we explored the relationship between implicit and explicit measures of adult attachment to mothers and the validity of the Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998) as a tool for measuring adult attachment in a Chinese context. Conscious and explicit adult attachment were assessed using 2 multiple self-report measures; namely, the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR; Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998). The implicit processes of adult attachment were assessed using 2 IATs, which were developed based on the 2-dimensional attachment model (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Self-esteem, as measured by the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), and subjective well-being, as measured by the Face Scale (Andrews & Withey, 1976), were designed as potential correlates of the implicit and explicit attachment measures. Fifty-six undergraduates participated in this study, and it was concluded that both the Self-TAT and the Other-TAT (1) could be used to measure adult attachment with satisfactory reliability and validity; (2) were significantly related to the 2 dimensions of adult attachment, as measured by the RQ and the ECR; (3) correlated significantly positively with subjective well-being, but not with explicit self-esteem. We concluded that implicit and explicit attachment measures might represent different aspects of the same underlying construct. ; Psychology, Social ; SSCI ; 0 ; ARTICLE ; 5 ; 701-712 ; 39
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IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT MEASURES OF ADULT ATTACHMENT TO MOTHERS IN A CHINESE CONTEXT
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ren, Zhen ; Wang, Dengfeng ; Yang, Anbo ; Li, Meng ; Higgins, Louise T. ; Yang, AB (reprint author), E China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol & Cognit Sci, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China. ; E China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol & Cognit Sci, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China. ; China Execut Leadership Acad, Shanghai, Peoples R China. ; Peking Univ, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. ; Univ Chester, Dept Psychol, Chester, Cheshire, England. |
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Zeitschrift: | SCI, 2011 |
Veröffentlichung: | social behavior and personality, 2011 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0301-2212 (print) |
DOI: | 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.701 |
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