Table 2.
Studies on electrodermal reactivity in different attachment groups.
| Study | N | Participants | Gender | Attachment measures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents | Beijersbergen et al. (2008) | 156 | 156 adolescents | Mixed | AAIa; conflict interaction task |
| Parents | Frodi et al. (1978) | 128 | 64 parents | Mixed | Videotaped crying segments of normal and premature infant |
| Adults | Boukydis and Burgess (1982) | 72 | 36 couples | Mixed | Audio cry segments of infants |
| Dozier and Kobak (1992, 1993) | 50 | 50 students | Mixed | AAI | |
| Roisman et al. (2004) | 60 | 60 adults | Mixed | AAI | |
| Diamond et al. (2006) | 148 | 148 adults | Mixed | Confrontation with psychological stressors; discussion of attachment-related issues | |
| Kiss et al. (2011) | 82 | 82 adults | Mixed | Trust game; ECRb scale | |
| Davydov et al. (2011) | 26 | 26 female students | Female | Emotional film clips | |
| Holland and Roisman (2010) | 114 | 115 couples at T1c, 57 couples at T2d | Mixed | AAI; conflict resolution task; self-reports about relationships | |
| Rochman et al. (2008) | 27 | 27 university students | Mixed | Self-report on unresolved anger towards an attachment figure; sadness-anger induction | |
| Groh and Roisman (2009) | 60 | 60 undergraduate students | Mixed | Attachment script assessment; audio cry and laughter segments of infants; emotional experience questionnaire |
aAAI, adult attachment interview; bECR, experiences in close relationships; cT1, time 1 refers to the first assessment; dT2, time 2 refers to the second assessment one year later.