A Model for Brief Assessment of Attachment and Its Application to Women in Inpatient Treatment for Trauma-Related Psychiatric Disorders

We adapted self-report measures of attachment style to the psychological assessment of women in specialized inpatient treatment for trauma-related disorders. The study employed 2 measures of adult attachment style, the Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and the Adult Attac...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 2001-06, Vol.76 (3), p.421-447
Main Authors: Allen, Jon G., Huntoon, Janis, Fultz, Jim, Stein, Helen, Fonagy, Peter, Evans, Richard B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attachment style
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Clinical assessment
Female
Humans
Inpatients - psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Object Attachment
Psychiatric units
Psychological trauma
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Selfreport measures
Social Support
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Techniques and methods
Women
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Summary:We adapted self-report measures of attachment style to the psychological assessment of women in specialized inpatient treatment for trauma-related disorders. The study employed 2 measures of adult attachment style, the Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and the Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Read, 1990) as well as our Current Attachment Relationships questionnaire, which assesses the extent of social support in secure attachments. We administered these measures to 99 patients and to a convenience sample of 154 women in the community. We found modest correspondence between the 2 attachment style measures and substantial relations between attachment styles and range of secure attachment relationships. Women in the trauma sample reported insecure attachment styles and relatively few secure attachment figures. We discuss the implications of these findings for clinical assessment.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/S15327752JPA7603_05