Detail An autobiographical analysis of early attachment and adult intimacy in four cohorts of university students Bibliografi Author: Pinkham, Lynn Ann ; Kose, Gary (Advisor) Topik: PSYCHOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL|PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL|SOCIOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY STUDIES Bahasa: (EN )    ISBN: 0-591-25660-6     Penerbit: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, THE BROOKLYN CENTER     Tahun Terbit: 1997     Jenis: Theses - Dissertation Fulltext: 9717494.pdf (0.0B; 10 download) Abstract The purpose of this study was to conduct a cohort analysis using autobiographical material to investigate the relations among parental child-rearing styles, attachment style, and adult romantic relationships. Autobiographies were analyzed from four cohorts: Gen1, the Watsonian (born 1925-1936) and Gen2, pre-Spock (born 1937-1945) 'Silent Generation,' Gen3, the 'Baby Boomers,' (born 1946-1960) and Gen4, 'Generation X,' (born 1961-1980). It was hypothesized that the social world occupied by these four generations of families would differ due to the differential influence of Watson (1928), Spock (1946) and Brazelton (1969) upon child-rearing patterns. It was hypothesized that Generation X would have higher security ratings than other cohorts due to parental use of more rewarding responses to child's emotional behavior. For the Watsonian Silent Generation, with increased use of punitive socialization of emotion, it was hypothesized that they would be higher in dismissiveness than all other cohorts. Due to societal expectations of controlled emotionality and self-sufficiency, it was hypothesized that the Watsonian Silent Generation would also be higher on fearful avoidance. With the increasing emphasis on individual freedom of emotional expressiveness, it was hypothesized that Generation X would express greater satisfaction and higher levels of intimacy and commitment in adult romantic relationships. Attachment style was predicted to be associated with adult relationship style such that security would be associated with satisfying adult relationships and insecurity (fearful avoidance, dismissiveness, and preoccupation) would be associated with less satisfying adult relationships. Analysis of narrative material confirmed higher security ratings in Generation X and higher dismissiveness ratings in the Watsonian Silent Generation. Unexpectedly, Generation X had higher ratings on dismissiveness than the Baby Boomers. Contrary to prediction, Generation X, rather than the Watsonian Silent Generation, had higher ratings on fearful avoidance than the pre-Spock Silent Generation and the Baby Boomers. Although there was no formal hypothesis concerning preoccupation, Generation X had higher preoccupation ratings than other cohorts. As predicted, Generation X described more satisfying adult relationships and higher levels of intimacy and commitment in romantic relationships than earlier cohorts. Analysis of conflicted (less satisfying) adult relationships did not support the predicted association with ratings of attachment insecurity. Security was associated with less conflicted adult relationships (higher intimacy and commitment), and preoccupation and fearful avoidance were associated with more conflicted adult relationships (lower intimacy and commitment), in accord with hypotheses. Contrary to prediction, dismissiveness was more highly associated with good, rather than conflicted relationships; this was attributed to the tendency of dismissing individuals to deny negative affect. Discussion of the results focused on the unique characteristics and prevailing sentiments of each cohort with a particular focus on the changes in parenting styles (Watson vs. Spock vs. Brazelton) as well as time of measurement effects, that is increasing freedom of emotional expression that may have developed over the last several decades of this century. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Lihat Sejarah Pengadaan  Konversi Metadata   Kembali

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