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Relationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and attachment style in a clinical sample

dc.contributor.authorStein, Michelle B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSiefert, Caleb J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Rosemarie Valaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHilsenroth, Mark J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-05T18:34:02Z
dc.date.available2013-01-02T16:33:01Zen_US
dc.date.issued2011-11en_US
dc.identifier.citationStein, Michelle B.; Siefert, Caleb J.; Stewart, Rosemarie Vala; Hilsenroth, Mark J. (2011). "Relationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and attachment style in a clinical sample ." Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 18(6): 512-523. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/88074>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1063-3995en_US
dc.identifier.issn1099-0879en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/88074
dc.description.abstractThis present study examined the relationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and two measures of adult attachment: the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) and the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire‐Revised (ECR‐R). Forty‐five patients (76% female) at a university‐based outpatient treatment clinic participated in this study. We hypothesized that higher levels of attachment security would be associated with higher, more adaptive ratings on the SCORS variables. Results indicated that the SCORS Self‐Esteem (SE) variable was significantly positively related to the RQ's Secure Attachment ratings and negatively related with the ECR‐R's Anxious Attachment scale. Additionally, negative trends were noted between SE and the RQ's Fearful and Preoccupied Attachment scores. The SCORS Emotional Investments in Relationships and Affective Quality of Representations variables were associated with higher Secure scores and lower, more maladaptive Preoccupied scores on the RQ. It was also associated with greater attachment anxiety as measured by the ECR‐R. Using both clinician (SCORS) and participant‐rated measures (ECR‐R and RQ), this study provides further understanding on how object representations and attachment style relate within a clinical sample. Results are discussed in light of prior research examining relationships between object relations and adult attachments, and clinical implications are also reviewed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message: • Individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety may enter therapy with more self‐image problems. • Individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety may enter therapy with more maladaptive expectations about relationships. • Patients who endorse high levels of attachment anxiety (e.g., fearful and preoccupied) may be more likely to present with Axis II complaints. • Examining a patient's attachment style and object relations using different measures of assessment (e.g., explicit and implicit) can help gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of a patient.en_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.subject.otherSCORSen_US
dc.subject.otherAttachmenten_US
dc.subject.otherObject Relationsen_US
dc.subject.otherRQen_US
dc.subject.otherECR‐Ren_US
dc.subject.otherSocial Cognitionen_US
dc.titleRelationship between the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) and attachment style in a clinical sampleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatryen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan‐Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDerner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Psychology Assessment Center, 1 Bowdoin Square, Suite 701, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02114‐2919, USAen_US
dc.identifier.pmid20806423en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/cpp.721en_US
dc.identifier.sourceClinical Psychology & Psychotherapyen_US
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