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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 10, 1243-1254 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264000
© 2004 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Attachment Styles and Contingencies of Self-Worth

Lora E. Park

University of Michigan, lepark{at}umich.edu

Jennifer Crocker

University of Michigan

Kristin D. Mickelson

Kent State University

Previous research on attachment theory has focused on mean differences in level of self-esteem among people with different attachment styles. The present study examines the associations between attachment styles and different bases of self-esteem, or contingencies of self-worth, among a sample of 795 college students. Results showed that attachment security was related to basing self-worth on family support. Both the preoccupied attachment style and fearful attachment style were related to basing selfworth on physical attractiveness. The dismissing attachment style was related to basing self-worth less on others’ approval, family support, and God’s love.

Key Words: attachment styles • self-esteem • contingencies of self-worth


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