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Assessing secure base behavior in adulthood: development of a measure, links to adult attachment representations, and relations to couples communication and reports of relationships.

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A focus on the secure base phenomenon creates a framework for exploring the function of the attachment system in adulthood. Engaged couples (N = 157) were videotaped in a problem-solving interaction and assessed using the Secure Base Scoring System ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Sep in Journal: Dev Psychol (Language : eng)

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1. Dev Psychol. 2002 Sep;38(5):679-93

Assessing secure base behavior in adulthood: development of a measure, links to adult attachment representations, and relations to couples' communication and reports of relationships.

Crowell JA, Treboux D, Gao Y, Fyffe C, Pan H, Waters E

Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794, USA. jcrowell@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

A focus on the secure base phenomenon creates a framework for exploring the function of the attachment system in adulthood. Engaged couples (N = 157) were videotaped in a problem-solving interaction and assessed using the Secure Base Scoring System (SBSS), a system based on Ainsworth's analyses of infant-parent secure base use and support. Study 1 showed behavior was significantly related to representations assessed with the Adult Attachment Interview (M. Main & R. Goldwyn, 1994). In Study 2, the interactions were independently scored with the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System (RMICS; R. E. Heyman & D. Vivian, 1993), a communication-based system. The SBSS predicted relationship variables beyond the RMICS, especially for women. Results indicate that the secure base phenomenon provides a cogent perspective on adult attachment behavior.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Judith A	Crowell	JA
Dominique	Treboux	D
Yuan	Gao	Y
Celene	Fyffe	C
Helen	Pan	H
Everett	Waters	E

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794, USA. jcrowell@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

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