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Abstract:
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Attachment, bonding in a secure, avoidant, or anxious way, can impact a range of domains. This study explored the impact of attachment type (secure, avoidant, or anxious) on seven aspects of personality in 269 introductory psychology students. A total of 10 inventories (Experiences in Close Relationships, Adult Attachment Scale, Parent Attachment Questionnaire, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Family Relations Index, Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Personality Research Form, and the Internal Control Index) were administered. The predictors measured attachment with parents, partners, and others. The dependent variables measured impulsivity, achievement, affiliation, locus of control, fear of negative evaluation, trait anxiety, family functioning, eating habits, and ethnic identity exploration. A canonical correlation analysis yielded four significant roots from which three were interpreted. The results suggest that attachment type is a potentially important factor in the formulation of three distinct personality types. |
