TITLE:
Examining the Relationship between Hope and Attachment: A Meta-Analysis
AUTHORS:
John Blake, Christine Lynn Norton
KEYWORDS:
Attachment Style, Hope Theory, Meta-Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.6,
April
25,
2014
ABSTRACT: The
authors report quantitative findings from a meta-analysis of studies
investigating the relationship between attachment style, grounded in theory
developed by Bowlby and Ainsworth; and Snyder’s theoretical model of hope (Ainsworth &
Bowlby, 1991; Snyder, 1994). Statistically significant results provide support for further
investigation of clinical value of the attachment/hope dynamic as an effective
heuristic for conceptualizing human development, behavior and the therapeutic
process.