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Using the attachment network Q-sort for profiling one’s attachment style with different attachment-figures

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Kamperman, Astrid M., Kooiman, Cornelis G., Lorenzini, Nicolas, Aleknaviciute, Jurate, Allen, Jon G., Fonagy, Peter·2020·PLOS ONE
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0237576PMC PMC7470453
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Attachment instruments vary substantially in practicability of administration, employment of categorical versus dimensional scoring, quality of scales, and applicability to different attachment figures. The Attachment Network Q-sort (ANQ) is a self-report, quasi-qualitative instrument that discriminates relationship-specific attachment styles for multiple attachment figures. The current study assesses the properties of the ANQ in psychotherapy patients and in non-patient respondents, using mother, father and romantic partner as possible attachment figures. Analyzing the ANQ-data with latent class analysis, we found four types or classes of participants: a group with an overall secure profile, a group only insecure for father, a group only insecure for mother, and a group insecure for mother as well as father but not for partner (if available). These profiles proved to have good concurrent, discriminant and construct validity. We conclude that the ANQ is potentially a useful alternative clinical self-report instrument to assess combinations of attachment styles for a range of attachment figures such as parents and a romantic partner.

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  • With the whole-life attachment theory and the multiple attachment theory arising, increasing attention has been paid to the attachment relationship between individuals and other significant figures, which is considered an essential part of attachment.

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Authors
Kamperman, A. M., Kooiman, C. G., Lorenzini, N., Aleknaviciute, J., Allen, J. G., & Fonagy, P.
Affiliations
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Kooiman, Cornelis G.
ORCID
Venue
PLOS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2020-09-03
Volume
15
Issue
9
Pages
e0237576
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0237576
PMC
PMC7470453
OpenAlex
W3083244961
Cited by
9
References
93
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
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1.37
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journal article
Language
en
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  • RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0510-10228, NF-SI-0514-10157)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
attachment styles, attachment figures, secure attachment, insecure attachment, parental attachment, self-report measures, latent class analysis, construct validity, psychotherapy patients
MeSH terms
Latent Class Analysis, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Object Attachment, Personality, Q-Sort, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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