Attachment theory predicts cross-contextual stability of attachment representations, but research findings are rather mixed. Recently, it has been suggested that these mixed findings reflect the existence of both state and trait attachment components. The development of the State Adult Attachment Measure (SAAM) has enabled an investigation of this hypothesis. The current study aimed to evaluate the extent to which the SAAM is a useful instrument for studying such state attachment hypotheses. For this purpose, a two-week longitudinal study investigated whether the manipulation of the temporal accessibility of different attachment contents activates different within-person attachment representations. The impact of attachment primes before re-administering the SAAM was investigated in 268 participants. Results showed that the SAAM was meaningfully related to evaluations of self and attachment figures. Moreover, activation of different attachment contexts influenced state attachment towards partners as primary attachment figures. The results provide support for the SAAM as a measure of state attachment towards partners, but data on parent attachment were less straightforward. In all, the current study provided support for contemporary models of attachment as comprising both trait-like stability and context-dependent variability in attachment state.

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国家成人依恋措施的实验评估：依恋素数对州依恋表征内容的影响

依恋理论预测了依恋表达的跨上下文稳定性，但研究结果却颇为复杂。最近，有人提出这些混杂的发现反映了状态和特质依恋成分的存在。州成人依恋措施（SAAM）的发展使人们对该假设进行了研究。当前的研究旨在评估SAAM在研究这种状态依附假设方面的有用工具的程度。为此，为期两周的纵向研究调查了对不同附件内容的时间可及性的操纵是否激活了不同的人内附件表示。在268位参与者中，研究了重新使用SAAM之前启动素的影响。结果表明，SAAM与自我和依恋数字的评估有意义地相关。而且，不同依恋环境的激活影响了对伙伴的状态依恋，作为主要依恋人物。结果为SAAM提供了支持，以SAAM作为对伙伴对国家依恋的一种度量，但是有关父母依恋的数据却不太直接。总而言之，当前的研究为当代依恋模型提供了支持，因为它包括依恋状态中的特质样稳定性和背景相关变异性。但是有关父级附件的数据不太直接。总而言之，当前的研究为当代依恋模型提供了支持，因为它包括依恋状态中的特质样稳定性和背景相关变异性。但是有关父级附件的数据不太直接。总而言之，当前的研究为当代依恋模型提供了支持，因为它包括依恋状态中的特质样稳定性和背景相关变异性。