The Attachment Story Completion Test : analysing the emergent themes and object relations of a South African protocol.
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Date
2013-04-17
Authors
Plit, Alexa
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Abstract
Attachment
theory
has
implications
for
relational
functioning
across
the
lifespan.
The
attachment
experience
of
institutionalised
children
in
South
Africa
is
understudied.
Using
a
psychoanalytic
perspective
as
an
addition
to
thematic
analysis
of
the
ASCT,
this
research
aims
to
add
to
the
functional
perspective
of
attachment,
an
internal
psychic
frame
of
reference
with
which
to
view
attachment
of
at
risk
children
in
South
Africa.
Using
58
ASCT
protocols,
divided
between
children’s
homes
and
hospitals,
stories
were
analysed
using
thematic
content
analysis
and
discussed
with
an
object
relations
perspective.
Results
suggest
the
inclusion
of
additional
categories
of
attachment
to
the
current
classification
system
as
well
as
a
deeper
relational
understanding
of
the
experience
of
insecure
attachment.
This
has
implications
for
the
current
understanding
and
classification
of
attachment.