Attachment style and recognition of emotionally-laden drawings.
This study examined the relation between attachment style and memory for emotionally-laden drawings by 180 students in introductory psychology. Attachment style was assessed using the Hazan and Shaver Attachment Style Questionnaire. Memory for 24 emotionally-laden drawings was assessed using a forced-choice recognition procedure. Analysis indicated that adults classified as having an Avoidant attachment style remembered the depictions of anger significantly better than those reporting either a Secure or Anxious/Ambivalent attachment style.
Kirsh
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Department of Psychology, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621, USA.
D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D009769:Object Attachment; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology