Attachment in Adulthood: Structure, Dynamics, and Change

About the Authors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
PART I. THE ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM......Page 14
1. The Attachment Behavioral System......Page 16
2. A Model of Attachment-System Functioning and Dynamics in Adulthood......Page 42
3. Normative Attachment Processes......Page 64
4. Measurement of Attachment-Related Constructs in Adulthood......Page 94
5. Individual Differences in Attachment-System Functioning......Page 129
PART II. INTRAPERSONAL ASPECTS OF ATTACHMENT-SYSTEM FUNCTIONING......Page 160
6. Attachment-Related Mental Representations of Self and Others......Page 162
7. Attachment Processes and Emotion Regulation......Page 201
8. Attachment Orientations, Behavioral Self-Regulation, and Personal Growth......Page 232
PART III. INTERPERSONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ATTACHMENT-SYSTEM FUNCTIONING......Page 262
9. An Attachment Perspective on Interpersonal Regulation......Page 264
10. Attachment Processes and Couple Functioning......Page 298
11. Relations between the Attachment and Caregiving Systems......Page 337
12. Attachment and Sex......Page 359
PART IV. CLINICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY......Page 380
13. Attachment Bases of Psychopathology......Page 382
14. Implications of Attachment Theory and Research for Counseling and Psychotherapy......Page 418
15. Applications of Attachment Theory and Research in Group and Organizational Settings......Page 446
PART V. EPILOGUE......Page 470
16. Reflections on Attachment Security......Page 472
APPENDICES......Page 500
Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ)......Page 502
Adult Attachment Scale (AAS)......Page 504
Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ)......Page 506
Relationship Style Questionnaire (RSQ)......Page 508
Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR)......Page 510
The ECR-R Items......Page 512
Caregiving Questionnaire......Page 514
References......Page 516
Index......Page 576