title: Self-reported attachment patterns and Rorschach-related scores of ego boundary, defensive processes, and thinking disorders.
abstract: In this study, we addressed associations between self-reported attachment scales (anxiety and avoidance) and Rorschach (1921/1942) indexes indicating ego-boundary perception (barrier and penetration), use of projective identification, devaluation and splitting defenses, and Comprehensive System (Exner, 2005) scores that represent boundary blurring (incongruous and fabulized combinations). In this study, we extended the sample and findings described by Berant, Mikulincer, Shaver, and Segal (2005) using a nonclinical sample of 89 Israeli adults. We found significant associations between attachment orientations and Rorschach indexes dynamically related to anxiety. We also found a trend toward association between attachment orientation and avoidance. We discuss the theoretical and clinical implications of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. berante@mail.biu.ac.il
authors.forename: Ety
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berant
authors.forename: Yaarit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010551:Personality; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012392:Rorschach Test; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D055815:Young Adult