Citation

Stalker CA, Davies FC. Bull. Menninger Clin. 1998; 62(3): 334-350.

Affiliation

Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9703711

Abstract

This study examined internal working models of attachment as assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI; George, Kaplan, & Main, 1984) and self-other differentiation as assessed by the Description of Significant Other (Marziali & Oleniuk, 1990) in a clinical sample of 40 women reporting a history of childhood sexual abuse. Although there was some relationship between the two measures, the association was not strong. The Cannot Classify category of the AAI, which is increasingly being assigned in clinical samples, needs refinement to increase the usefulness of the AAI for clinical purposes. Integration of concepts from objects relations theory may also enhance the value of the AAI in studies of clinical samples.

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