PPT Slide
In this study, we examined the combined and unique influence of the two representations on adult attachment behavior. Hierarchical regressions were used to predict secure base behavior for men and women using concurrent AAI and CRI coherence scores before marriage and again after 18 months of marriage.
We anticipated that both the AAI and CRI would significantly predict secure base behavior. In addition, we hypothesized that adults require repetitive reciprocal secure base exchanges for a romantic partnership to develop into an attachment relationship. Therefore we anticipated that increased opportunity for secure base exchanges, as occur over time in marriage, would lead to greater correspondence between mental representations and behavior.
Do concurrent AAI and CRI classifications (secure vs. insecure) predict secure base behavior before marriage and at 18 months of marriage?
What is the unique contribution of the AAI and CRI to the prediction of secure base behavior at those time points in the relationship?
Does the predictive power of attachment representations of men and women change after they had lived together as a married couple?