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ERIC Number: EJ539870
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Discriminant Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview.
Crowell, Judith A.; And Others
Child Development, v67 n5 p2584-99 Oct 1996
Examined discriminant validity of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) vis-a-vis intelligence, social desirability, discourse style, and general social adjustment. Subjects were 53 native-English-speaking, married women with preschool children. Found modest but significant correlations between IQ scores and social adjustment. Found no relation between AAI classifications and discourse style or social desirability. (MDM)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Intelligence Quotient, Mothers, Social Adjustment, Speech Skills, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adult Attachment Interview; Discriminant Validity