Psychological Science ›› 2013, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 681-687.

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An Experimental Research on the Influence of Emotional Trauma after Break-up on Self/Other Working Models

  

  • Received:2011-07-16 Revised:2012-12-17 Online:2013-05-20 Published:2013-05-24
  • Contact: Xu CHEN

恋爱受挫对自我—他人工作模型的影响

郭薇1,陈旭2,张芳芳3,3   

  1. 1. 西南政法大学
    2. 重庆市北碚区西南大学教育科学研究所
    3.
  • 通讯作者: 陈旭

Abstract: Abstract This research examined the influence of emotional trauma after break-up on self/other working models with the Implicit Association Test in the context of adult attachment. We tried to explore the differences of definite self/other working models on the subjects having and having not experienced emotional trauma after break-up with different attachment styles. We also tried to test and verify Attachment Theory’s hypothesis on self/other working models of different attachment style subjects by means of social cognitive experimental method, such as the Implicit Association Test. The results indicated that:(1) Although the scores of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were not significantly different between the experimental group and the control group, the main effects of adult attachment style and grouping existed in IAT effect (indicator of self- positive/other-negative working model) and the interaction was also significant. In addition to avoidant attachment subjects, the IAT effect values of secure attachment subjects and anxious attachment subjects in the experimental group were significantly higher than the IAT effect values of the control group, which indicated that emotional trauma after break-up had prompted the subjects of secure attachment and anxious attachment strengthening the use of ego defense mechanisms, their attitudes and evaluations towards self were all significantly better than their attitudes and opinions towards the ex-lover. However, avoidant attachment subjects showed that they weren’t traumatized by the emotional trauma after break-up, which was consistent with many previous researches. This research also testified that it would exist in a subconscious level. (2) This research identified Attachment Theory’s hypothesis on self/other working models of different attachment style subjects. Specifically, in the control group, the response time of the compatible part and the incompatible part of different attachment style subjects were analyzed with paired-t tests, the results were significant; the IAT effect values of different attachment style subjects were also significant. We found that the response time of the compatible part of anxious attachment subjects was significantly longer than the incompatible part, the response time of the compatible part of avoidant attachment subjects was significantly shorter than the incompatible part, and there was no significant difference between the response time of the compatible part and the incompatible part in secure attachment subjects. The IAT effect values of avoidant attachment subjects were significantly higher than other attachment style subjects.

Key words: Self/other working models, Emotional trauma after break-up, Implicit Association Test(IAT)

摘要: 摘 要 该研究使用内隐联想测验(IAT)考察了成人依恋的主要表现形式恋爱关系中,恋爱受挫对被试自我—他人工作模型的影响。结果表明:(1)虽然实验组与控制组在依恋焦虑、依恋回避得分上均无显著差异,但IAT结果发现,组别、依恋类型在IAT效应(自我积极—他人消极模型指标)上的主效应显著,其交互作用也显著。除了回避型被试,安全型和焦虑型实验组的IAT效应显著高于控制组。(2)控制组中,焦虑型被试相容部分反应时显著大于不相容部分,回避型被试则相容部分反应时显著小于不相容部分,安全型被试无显著差异。

关键词: 自我—他人工作模型, 恋爱受挫, 内隐联想测验