Bridging Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory and Attachment Theory in the Preschool Strange Situation

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ID3338522
AuthorsMarcia M Hughes, Marcia Hughes (0009-0003-5684-9812, Jensen Hughes (United States)), Marjolijn Blom (University of Blida), Ronald P Rohner (0000-0002-0061-696X, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center), Preston A Britner (0000-0001-5192-6100, Preston University)
Year2005
Volume33
Issue3
Pages378-401
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-2131 • E-ISSN: 1548-1352
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/eth.2005.33.3.378
OpenAlexW1992306307
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited36

Parental acceptance-rejection theory (PARTheory) and attachment theory evolved independently but along parallel lines, creating many similarities but also significant differences. This article is the first attempt to describe these similarities and differences, and to test expected linkages between theories using attachment theory's Preschool Strange Situation procedures. Results of analyses showed that PARTheory's parental behavior measures were highly correlated with a number of attachment theory's parental behavior measures. Included here was a strong positive correlation between PARTheory's main construct of parental acceptance, and attachment theory's main construct of maternal sensitivity. In addition, expected linkages between parental behavior and child attachment classifications were shown using measurements drawn from PARTheory. Results provide strong support for the value of continuing to explore conceptual and empirical links between theories

Attachment theory · Bridging (networking) · Construct (python library) · Developmental psychology · Strange situation · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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