Attachment style and coping resources as predictors of coping strategies in the transition to parenthood

By R. P. Alexander, Judith A. Feeney, L. Hohaus, P. Noller. 2001

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Hurt Feelings in Couple Relationships: Towards Integrative Models of the Negative Effects of Hurtful Events (2004, background): “(Similarly, a recent study of new parenthood showed that attachment insecurity has complex effects on mothers’ use of coping strategies, and that these effects are not always destructive; see Alexander et al., 2001.)”
Adoption, attachment, and relationship concerns: A study of adult adoptees (2007, background): “Although the ASQ can yield scores on five attachment scales, the two major factors are avoidance and relationship anxiety ( Alexander, Feeney, Hohaus, & Noller, 2001 ).”
Is less more? Confirmatory factor analysis of the Attachment Style Questionnaires (2010, methodology): “The same models were also tested on the ASQ-SF (Models 6 to 10) using the item subset from Alexander et al. (2001) and Mikulincer and Shaver (2007).”
Adult attachment measures: a 25-year review. (2010, methodology): “The ASQ has been used in adolescents and adults, examining links with appraisals of social support and coping with stressful events [74], relationship satisfaction [75], and depression and anxiety in nonclinical samples [55].”