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Showing 1 to 20 of 189 for “"Attachment theory"”.
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Attachment theory and therapeutic relationships
… the associations between current self-reported attachment styles, retrospective reports of childhood experiences, and the development of the therapeutic alliance. It was hypothesised that anxious and avoidant attachment would be correlated with negative childhood experiences and that both …
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Understandings of attachment theory for clinical practice
Attachment theory and research is considered to have a great deal of relevance for clinical and social welfare practice. Practitioners are encouraged, through literature, training and policy, to learn, understand, refer to and use their knowledge of attachment theory and research when working to …
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Attachment Theory and Self-Disclosure of HIV Status
<p>This study examined the influence of attachment style on self-disclosure of HIV seropositive status. Subjects were classified according to Bartholomew's model of adult attachment (i.e., secure, preoccupied, fearful, or dismissing). Steps were then taken to assess differences in the subjects' …
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Parents, Religion and Interpersonal Orientation : An Attachment Theory Perspective
… research in the application of paradigms from attachment theory to adult relationships and the psychology of religion forms the theoretical framework for the study. Questionnaire measures were taken from 242 tertiary students at a denominational college. Results indicated that the quality of …
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USING ATTACHMENT THEORY TO STUDY MOTHER-DAUGHTER COMMUNICATION ABOUT SEX
… of this study was to examine the influence of attachment styles and breadth and depth of communication on mother-daughter communication about sex. Daughters (N = 75) ages 19 to 68 completed an online questionnaire asking about their previous conversations about sex with their mothers. The …
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Employee negative emotions in supervisory relationships : an attachment theory perspective
… this is so. The aim of the research was to use attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969, 1973; 1980) as a framework for investigating the nature and causes of employee negative emotional experiences, in the context of their supervisory relationships. The research was conducted in three stages. In Stage 1 …
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An Attachment Theory Perspective on the College Adjustment of International Students
… Purpose: This study seeks to examine a theory-driven model using a short-term longitudinal design that investigates how international students’ parental and peer attachment orientations, cross-national grief and loss, and sense of coherence affect their psychological adjustment. Methods: …
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The relationship between adult attachment theory, jealousy, and attitudes towards monogamy
… look at how jealousy manifests through different attachment styles, and whether an individual’s attachment style was related to their attitude toward monogamy. The participants consisted of undergraduate psychology students at Eastern Washington University. Participants were assessed and put in to …
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Attachment Theory as a Framework for Supervision of Supervisors-in-Training
… al., 2014;Watkins, Budge, & Callahan, 2015) and attachment theory provides a framework for understanding the complex relationship domains and group dynamics inherent to group supervision. Given the recognition that the supervisory alliance is central to the process of competent supervision (APA, …
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Understanding adolescent antisocial behaviour from attachment theory and coercion theory perspectives
… behaviour from two theoretical perspectives: attachment and coercion theories. Adolescents (N = 662, mean age: 15.8 years) completed measures of coping styles, attachment styles and coercive interactions (with mother and father), and rated their parents' use of hostile punishment and parental …
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Mother-infant separation in prison: problematising attachment theory in policy and practice
… alongside a critical examination of the use of attachment theory in prison policy and practice. Using a critical realist approach, this mixed-methods study integrates qualitatively analysed semi-structured interviews with a practitioner survey and document analyses. A focus on attachment theory …
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Building bridges: Introducing concepts from neuroscience and attachment theory to person-centred practitioners
… approach and that of Affective Neuroscience and Attachment Theory. The project tackles the challenge of interfacing different knowledge areas that potentially reflect different epistemologies and practice-based pursuits. It is argued that this is an important issue that relates to the relative …
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Using attachment theory as a lens to understand the role of an adult educator.
The attachment theory created by John Bowlby has had a lasting impact on our understanding of child development and more recently on adult development. The primary aim of this dissertation is to show how attachment theory can be used as a tool to inform educators about teaching and learning. There …
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How do probation officers apply attachment theory in their practice? A qualitative study of probation supervision
… Probation Journal entitled 'The Application of Attachment Theory with Offenders' (Ansbro, 2008). It was an essay type article rather than a piece of research in which I suggested that attachment theory might provide some useful applications for probation supervision. The catalyst for the article …
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how play therapists experience attachment theory in non-directive play therapy
Over the past seventy years, attachment theory has become one of the most studied concepts in psychology. In fact, contemporary attachment theory is often viewed as a theory of regulation which has proven vital in terms of sculpting brain and body processes. Recently, there has been growing …
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Applying Attachment Theory and the Wounded Healer Hypothesis to Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students
… mindedness, mindfulness, cognitive empathy and theory of mind) among therapists. Participants were 121 clinical psychology doctoral and master's in mental health counseling students (20 males, 101 females) aged 22 to 53 years old (M = 27.26, SD = 5.25). Measures included the Child Abuse and …
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How Applicable is Attachment Theory Globally and Culturally and What Are the Implications for Social Services and Psychotherapy
… has been more than 50 years since John Bowlby’s theory of attachment was first introduced into the framework of social and behaviour science. Originally used to explain the child’s emotional connection to caregivers, it was quickly expanded to encompass topics such as developmental continuity and …
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