Universality and normativity of the attachment theory in non-western psychiatric and non-psychiatric samples: multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)

Abdulhafeeth Alareqe, Naser and Roslan, Samsilah and Mohammed Taresh, Sahar and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari (2021) Universality and normativity of the attachment theory in non-western psychiatric and non-psychiatric samples: multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (11). p. 5770. ISSN 1661-7827 E-ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

This study tests for the first time the validity of universality and normativity assumptions related to the attachment theory in a non-Western culture, using a novel design including psychiatric and non-psychiatric samples as part of a comprehensive exploratory and advanced confirmatory framework. Three attachment assessments were distributed to 212 psychiatric outpatients and 300 non-psychiatric samples in Yemen. The results of the fourteen approaches of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) produce a similar result and assertion that the psychiatric outpatients tend to explore attachment outcomes based on multi-methods, while the non-psychiatric samples suggest an attachment orientation based on multi-traits (self–other). The multiple group-confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) demonstrates that the multi-method model fits the psychiatric samples better than the non-psychiatric samples. Equally, the MG-CFA suggests that the multi-traits model also fits the psychiatric samples better than the non-psychiatric samples. Implications of the results are discussed.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6516/92693
Uncontrolled Keywords:	attachment orientations; attachment psychosis; multiple group CFA
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1044 Internet in Education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1050.9 Educational psychology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	PROF SAHARI NORDIN
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2021 11:07
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2021 11:07
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/92693

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