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Corr I 239
Appraisal
theory/attachment
theory/Shaver/Mikulinc
er: Adult attachment
research has provided
extensive evidence
concerning the role of
attachment working
models in a person’s
appraisals of the self
and others. Numerous
studies have shown
that insecure >working
models
(>Terminology/Bowlby)
are associated with
negative appraisals of
other people.
Specifically, individuals
scoring higher on
attachment anxiety or
avoidance have been
found to hold a more
negative view of human
nature (Collins and
Read 1990)(1), use
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Philip J. Corr
Gerald Matthews
The Cambridge Handbook of
Personality Psychology New
York 2009
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more negative traits to
describe relationship
partners (e.g., Feeney
and Noller 1991)(2),
perceive these partners
as less supportive and
trustworthy (e.g.,
Collins and Read
1990(1); Davis, Morris
and Kraus 1998(3)), and
believe that their
partners do not truly
know them (Brennan
and Bosson 1998(4)).
Both anxiety and
avoidance are also
associated with
negative expectations
concerning a partner’s
behaviour (e.g.,
Baldwin, Fehr, Keedian
et al. 1993(5)).
1. Collins, N. L. and Read,
S. J. 1990. Adult
attachment, working
models, and relationship
quality in dating couples,
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Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology 58:
644–63
2. Feeney, J. A. and Noller,
P. 1991. Attachment style
and verbal descriptions of
romantic partners, Journal
of Social and Personal
Relationships 8: 187–215
3. Davis, M. H., Morris, M.
M. and Kraus, L. A. 1998.
Relationship-specific and
global perceptions of social
support: associations with
well-being and attachment,
Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology 74:
468–81
4. Brennan, K. A. and
Bosson, J. K. 1998.
Attachment-style
differences in attitudes
toward and reactions to
feedback from romantic
partners: an exploration of
the relational bases of selfesteem, Personality and
Social Psychology Bulletin
24: 699–714
5. Baldwin, M. W., Fehr, B.,
Keedian, E., Seidel, M. and
Thompson, D. W. 1993. An
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exploration of the relational
schemata underlying
attachment styles: selfreport and lexical decision
approaches, Personality
and Social Psychology
Bulletin 19: 746–54
Phillip R. Shaver and Mario
Mikulincer, “Attachment
theory: I. Motivational,
individual-differences and
structural aspects”, in:
Corr, Ph. J. & Matthews, G.
(eds.) 2009. The
Cambridge Handbook of
Personality Psychology.
New York: Cambridge
University Press
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