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Longitudinal Associations Between Attachment Representations Coded in the Adult Attachment Interview in Late Adolescence and Perceptions of Romantic Relationship Adjustment in Adulthood
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  • Or Dagan,
  • Marissa Nivison,
  • Maria Bleil,
  • Cathryn Booth-LaForce,
  • Glenn Roisman,
  • Theodore Waters
Or Dagan
Long Island University

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Marissa Nivison
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Maria Bleil
University of Washington
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Cathryn Booth-LaForce
University of Washington
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Glenn Roisman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Theodore Waters
New York University - Abu Dhabi Campus
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Abstract

Increasingly, researchers have operationalized AAI derived attachment representations as reflecting individual differences in secure base script knowledge (AAIsbs)—the degree to which individuals show awareness of the temporal-causal schema that summarizes the basic features of seeking and receiving effective support from caregivers when in distress. In a series of pre-registered analyses, we used AAI transcripts recently re-coded for AAIsbs and leveraged a new follow-up assessment of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development cohort around age 30 years (479 currently partnered participants) to assess and compare the links between AAIsbs and traditional AAI coding measures in late adolescence and self-reported romantic relationship quality in adulthood. Higher AAIsbs predicted better dyadic adjustment scores in adulthood, above and beyond other AAI-derived coding measures, and sociodemographic and cognitive functioning covariates. Findings extend previous evidence pointing to the predictive significance of AAIsbs for multiple adult functioning domains.
Submitted to Infant and Child Development: prenatal, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood
03 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
03 Nov 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Nov 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Jan 20241st Revision Received
27 Jan 2024Assigned to Editor
27 Jan 2024Submission Checks Completed
02 Feb 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Mar 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Apr 20242nd Revision Received
09 Apr 2024Editorial Decision: Accept