Attachment and early working alliance in adult psychiatric inpatients
HIETANEN, OUTI (2005)
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HIETANEN, OUTI
2005
Psykologia - Psychology
Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences
Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2005-05-18Tiivistelmä
Hakutermit:
attachment, working alliance, psychiatric treatment
We studied the association between adult attachment styles and early working alliance among psychiatric inpatients. The information was gathered using self-report questionnaires (Relationship Questionnaire and Working Alliance Inventory). The participants were 83 inpatients and their 21 case managers from a unit of acute psychiatry. The results showed that adult attachment style was associated with working alliance, but the association was different in men and women. As hypothesized, securely attached women formed stronger emotional and relational alliance (bond) than women with fearful and dismissing attachment styles. Among men, however, not only secure but also fearful attachment was related to strong cognitive aspects of working alliance (task). The meaning of gender specificity of attachment-related responses among psychiatric inpatients is discussed.
attachment, working alliance, psychiatric treatment
We studied the association between adult attachment styles and early working alliance among psychiatric inpatients. The information was gathered using self-report questionnaires (Relationship Questionnaire and Working Alliance Inventory). The participants were 83 inpatients and their 21 case managers from a unit of acute psychiatry. The results showed that adult attachment style was associated with working alliance, but the association was different in men and women. As hypothesized, securely attached women formed stronger emotional and relational alliance (bond) than women with fearful and dismissing attachment styles. Among men, however, not only secure but also fearful attachment was related to strong cognitive aspects of working alliance (task). The meaning of gender specificity of attachment-related responses among psychiatric inpatients is discussed.