Attachment styles and contingencies of self-worth.
Previous research on attachment theory has focused on mean differences in level of self-esteem among people with different attachment styles. The present study examines the associations between attachment styles and different bases of self-esteem, or contingencies of self-worth, among a sample of 795 college students. Results showed that attachment security was related to basing self-worth on family support. Both the preoccupied attachment style and fearful attachment style were related to basing self-worth on physical attractiveness. The dismissing attachment style was related to basing self-worth less on others' approval, family support, and God's love.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 525 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109, USA. lepark@umich.edu.
Lora E
LE
Park
Jennifer
J
Crocker
Kristin D
KD
Mickelson
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012649:Self Concept; D012928:Social Desirability