Morteza Homayounnia Firouzjah, Nafiseh Majidi Yaeichi, Roholah Hematinia
The Effectiveness of Sensory-Motor Integration Exercises on Social Skills and Motor Performance in Children with Autism
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
200 adult attachment representation studies presenting 10500 adult attachment interview aai george kaplan main 1985 classifications conducted past 25 years series analyses distributions aai classifications various cultural age groups fathers highrisk clinical samples used distribution combined samples north american nonclinical mothers 23 dismissing 58 secure 19 preoccupied attachment representations 18 additionally coded unresolved loss trauma examine deviations normative pattern multinomial tests analyses correspondence analyses restricted aai classifications coded according main goldwyn hesse 2003 system find gender differences use dismissing versus preoccupied attachment strategies aai distributions largely independent language country origin clinical subjects showed insecure unresolved attachment representations norm groups disorders internalizing dimension eg borderline personality disorders associated preoccupied unresolved attachments whereas disorders externalizing dimension eg antisocial personality disorders displayed dismissing well preoccupied attachments depressive symptomatology associated insecurity unresolved loss trauma whereas adults abuse experiences ptsd mostly unresolved order find reliable associations clinical symptoms disorders future aai studies may make fruitful use continuous aai scales addition conventionally used categorical classifications