Evaluating Three Models of Intimate Relationships

Authors: L'Abate L.¹; De Giacomo P.²; McCarty F.³; De Giacomo A.; Verrastro G.²

Source: Contemporary Family Therapy, Volume 22, Number 1, March 2000 , pp. 103-122(20)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate three models of intimate relationships: attachment, elementary pragmatic, and selfhood. These models were evaluated with three instruments respectively constructed to evaluate the validity of each model. One convenience group of functioning individuals and three experimental groups of inpatients and outpatients were administered the three instruments. All three instruments showed relatively high internal consistency and discriminated among the four groups. Significant correlations were found among the measure of attachment with measures of the pragmatic elementary and selfhood models. These correlations indicate that all three instruments were measuring similar aspects of intimate relationships. Clinical and preventive implications and applications of these models are briefly discussed.

Keywords: models; theory-building; theory-testing; psychological interventions

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 e-mail: Labate@gsu.edu 2: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Bari, Italy 3: Department of Educational Foundations, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Publication date: 2000-03-01