Since the original research in the area of attachment, researchers have (a) applied attachment process and theory to romantic relationships (Freeney & Noller, 1990; Hazan & Shaver, 1987), (b) utilized Ainsworth et al.
Beck and McDonald's (2004) formulation of the Attachment to God Inventory (AGI) provided a means for direct assessment of individuals' attachment bonding with God.
In summary, our main aim was to test how each of the attachment styles was uniquely related to subtypes of withdrawal behavior with urban Chinese boys and girls in middle childhood.
Hypothesis 1a: Secure attachment will have a negative association with shyness.
Dismissive individuals often escape attachment completely because they want a high level of freedom (Beyder-Kamjou, 2004; Turner, 2008).
The rejection sensitivity model wasformed out of attribution and attachment explanations of behavioral relationship.
Although attachment to God is being investigated for its contribution to well-being outcomes, it represents only one part of a Christian's religious experience.
Drawing from the romantic attachment literature (e.
Becerra & Mac Entee (1987) has described the other system of classifying the attachment to provide an overview of the designs available and to identify the common feature of each class.
Rotational--eg:Gerber hinge (Cendres and Metaux), Gaerny hinge (APM Sterngold), The Dalbo attachment.
Based on the image that individuals have of themselves and of others, Bartholomew & Horowitz (1991) drew up a new classification of
attachment styles in adults, taking into account two dimensions: the image of others (as figures who can be trusted and who are accessible) and the image of the self (evaluation of oneself as someone who is worthwhile and elicits (or not) interest in others).
The basic premise of
attachment theory is that individual's experiences with the emotional availability of
attachment figures in their lives shape their feelings of self security and trust in others (Bowlby, 1980).
