Identifier	Thesis 2639
Author	Plucinik, Jennie D., 1984-
Title	Adult's Attachment Styles and Their Responses to Infant Crying : A Physiological Approach
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2017
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	In this study, I examined adults' attachment styles (secure, insecure-dismissing, insecure-fearful and insecure-preoccupied) and physiological reactivity to repeated infant crying. Three sessions of cry stimuli were presented to 55 non-parent undergraduate students. Previous research has shown that the attachment behavioral system plays a role in an individual's physiological reactivity (Ablow, Marks, Shirley Feldman, & Huffman , 2013; Dozier & Kobak, 1992; Groh & Roisman, 2009; & Schoenmaker et al., 2015). Changes in skin conductance (SC), heart rate, and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were examined in this study. Secure and dismissing participants had higher SC levels than fearful and preoccupied participants, however, the difference was not significant. Secure participants displayed a higher mean in heart rate compared to baseline following exposure to infant crying. Preoccupied and fearful participants had higher heart rates than the secure and dismissing participants throughout the study, although the difference was not significant. Dismissing individuals displayed higher DBP readings throughout the study in comparison participants in the other three attachment categories. The fearful group did show a slight increase in DBP from pre-baseline to after practice, while all other attachment groups displayed decreases in DBP. The fearful group had lower ratings for DBP throughout the study, however, the difference was not significant. There was a pattern of differences among the different attachment styles, however with such a small sample the results were not significant. Implications of results are discussed.
Notes	"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology."; Thesis advisor: Rebecca Wood.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2017.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-47).
Subject	Attachment behavior. Crying in infants.
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Wood, Rebecca M.
Type	Text
Software	System requirements: PC and World Wide Web browser.
Language	eng
OCLC number	1013890851
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