Shemmings, David (2006) Using adult attachment theory to differentiate adult children’s internal working models of later life filial relationships. Journal of Aging Studies, 20 (2). pp. 177-191. ISSN 0890 - 4065. (doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2005.12.001) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10825)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2005.12.001 |
Abstract
During the past fifty years, research based on attachment theory has found that when relational partners' attachment systems are activated, significant differences emerge between the ways individuals respond to each other. These different attachment styles are related to the ways individuals characterise and conceptualise close relationships generally, referred to as ‘internal representations’. Internal representations of close relationships depend heavily upon whether individuals have a secure or insecure attachment style. Until recently, most attachment-based research has focused either on the parent–child relationship during infancy, or on adult 12
romantic relationships. Attachment researchers are now turning their attention to the parent–‘child’ relationship during the later stages of life. Later life filial relationships are of intrinsic interest to attachment researchers because they concern the same adults who were instrumental in forming the attachment organisation of the young child. This study considers filial attachments from the perspective of the adult ‘child’. Twenty-four participants were selected using the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) to include equal numbers of the three main attachment organisations. Six robust factors emerged, accounting for 71% of the variation. Confident Resolution and Resolved Yearning incorporated the secure attachment organisation. Distant Irritation and Dutiful Loyalty captured the insecure-avoidant style, with Unresolved Yearning and Entangled Resentment comprising insecure-ambivalent individuals.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.jaging.2005.12.001 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Later life filial relationships; Adult attachment theory; Q-methodology; Internal representations of close relationships |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | David Shemmings |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2008 14:32 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10825 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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