The authors examine whether different methods of assessing adult attachment orientations 'converge' in classifying adult attachment patterns. After reviewing the 2 traditions and noting some problems with comparing them, the authors attempt to anchor measures from the two traditions within Bartholomew's 2-dimensional model of attachment. Their results indicate that a single representational system might underlie responses to different attachment measures, but an individual's specific pattern of attachment can vary according to the specific type of relationship under investigation. Topics include: two traditions of adult attachment research; Bartholomew's 2-dimensional 4-category scheme; anchoring Bartholomew's measures in the 2 traditions of adult attachment research; the array of measures from the Adult Attachment Interview to Hazan and Shaver's questionnaire; and theoretical and methodological implications.

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Adult Attachment Lab, University of California at Davis