State Adult Attachment Measure (SAAM)
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Attachment theory is an important and well-known theory in developmental and social psychology. It relates to how people feel and behave in long-term relationships, such as those between parent and child or between romantic partners (see attachment in adults ). Obviously, attachment is not only interesting for researchers, but the general public benefits from understanding attachment.
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Gillath, O., Hart, J., Noftle, E. E., & Stockdale, G. D. (2009). Development and validation of a state adult attachment measure (SAAM). Journal of Research in Personality, 43 , 362-373. See also this link to Gillath's web page . | Website about attachment measures . | Attachment theory on Simply Psychology
Attachment theory
attachment in adults
Here is a good short video about the origins of Bowlby's attachment theory
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