Lecture 3 - Attachment & Self-Other View

Lecture 3 - Attachment & Self-Other View

1. 1. View of Self (Self-Esteem)

   • Mikulincer & Shaver (2007) 60+ sudies
   • Schmitt & Allik (2005) Cross-cultural study
   • Pietromonaco & Barrett (1997) college students
   • 2. Avoidant Individuals (defensive self-enhancement)
     • Mikulincer (1998) bogus pipeline
     • Gjerde, Onishi & Carlson, 2004 (Self enhancement)
     • Davila & Cobb, 2003 (Poor self-clarity)
   • 3. Sustaining self-related beliefs (and vulnerabilites)
     • Abramson et al. 1989 - Hopeless Cognitive Style
     • Brennan & Morris (1997) Patterns of Feedback Seeking

2. 4. VIWM and View of Others

   • Secure: "other's are generally well intentioned"
   • Anxious: "Others are difficult to understand & I have little control"
   • Avoidant: "human beings aren't altruistic or able to control their lives"
   • 5. Parents
     • Hazan & Shaver (1987) Newspaper Community & Student study
   • 6. Partners
     • Collins & Feeney (2001) Stressful Speech & Note
     • Baldwin et al. (1993) Lexical Decision Task