Assessment of Adult Relatedness: A Review of Empirical Findings From Object Relations and Attachment Theories

Assessment techniques designed to measure adult behavior and mental representation that emphasize relatedness constructs are reviewed. These measures grow out of two traditions, object relations and attachment theories. Although these two paradigms are fairly well elucidated theoretically, the relev...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1990, Vol.55 (3-4), p.499-520
Main Authors: Fishler, Priscilla H., Sperling, Michael B., Carr, Arthur C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Borderline Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder - psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Internal-External Control
Object Attachment
Personality Development
Personality. Affectivity
Projective Techniques
Psychoanalytic Theory
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
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Summary:Assessment techniques designed to measure adult behavior and mental representation that emphasize relatedness constructs are reviewed. These measures grow out of two traditions, object relations and attachment theories. Although these two paradigms are fairly well elucidated theoretically, the relevant assessment literature is only more recently expanding, especially that focusing directly on adult attachment as opposed to childhood attachment, in addition to a presentation of various projective and objective measures, this review highlights the clinical and research implications for integration of these two paradigms around the cognitive, affective, and behavioral vicissitudes of adult relatedness.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1080/00223891.1990.9674087