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Personality Characteristics Associated With Romantic Attachment: A Comparison of Interview and Self-Report Methodologies

Per F. Gjerde

University of California, Santa Cruz, gjerde{at}ucsc.edu

Miyoko Onishi

University of California, Santa Cruz, m-onishi{at}xb3.so-net.ne.jp

Kevin S. Carlson

University of California, Santa Cruz, cdtcks{at}nus.edu.sg

This study compared the personality attributes associated with self-report versus interview assessment of romantic attachment. Twenty-three-year-olds (N = 83) completed the Romantic Attachment Interview, the Experiences in Close Relationship Inventory, and measures of response bias, self-enhancement, and self-insight. Five psychologists evaluated the participants’ personality. Although both self-report and interview assessment were related to attachment-relevant personality attributes, interview assessment was slightly more likely to explain unique variance in personality, especially regarding intrapsychic attributes. Self-enhancement was negatively related to secure attachment and positively related to dismissing attachment. The opposite pattern emerged for self-insight. A subgroup of 12 vulnerable individuals who described themselves as securely attached on self-report was judged as dismissing according to interview assessment. These individuals scored low on self-insight and high on self-enhancement and psychological vulnerability. The results are discussed with reference to the relative strengths of different measures of romantic attachment and relations among dismissing attachment, self-enhancement, and narcissism.

Key Words: romantic attachment • interview versus self-report • personality • method-comparison • normalization-hypothesis • self-enhancement

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 11, 1402-1415 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264291
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