Abstract

VEGA, Verónica C.  and  ROITMAN, Denise. Empirical theoretical pilot categorization of the attachment types in the Inventory of Parent & Peers Attachment of Armsden & Greenberg (1987). Anu. investig. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.1, pp.167-176. ISSN 1851-1686.

This paper is the second part of a previous study of the Adaptation of Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) in Argentine adolescents (Vega & Sanchez, 2011). As it was discussed then, Colombian version (Pardo, Pineda, Carillo & Castro, 2006) of the IPPA (Armsden & Greenberg 1987), left nearly 30% of Argentine's adolescents (n=277) outside the classification. Same results had been founded in other studies, including the authors of the IPPA. This it not compatible with the framework of the IPPA, there cannot be subjects without attachment. As the IPPA is one of the most internationally used instruments, it is necessary to formulate a theoretical-empirical categorization of the combinations that left many adolescents outside other studies too. Objective: To present a categorization of 12 combinations of IPPA factors that had not been contemplated. Results: We expose the theoretical categorizations of mathematics combinations of the IPPA that had not been included in the original instrument preserving the theoretical framework of attachment types described by Bowlby (1969) and extended by Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters & Wall (1978); as well as the procedure of logical rules for classification set forth in the instrument of Armsden & Greenberg (1987). Conclusions and Recommendations: We recommend testing this classification to other questionnaires validated in our country.

Keywords : Adolescence; IPPA; Classification; Attachmen.

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