Adult attachment style has consequences for mental health, interpersonal functioning and emotion regulation. This occurs partly deliberately, also referred to as explicit, and partly on an automatic level outside of conscious awareness, also referred to as implicit. Whereas explicit adult attachment can be assessed with self-report instruments, measurement of implicit adult attachment requires indirect methods. This paper describes the psychometric properties of two Implicit Association Tests measuring general adult attachment in a population sample. The study evaluated the reliability and the validity of the Avoidant Attachment IAT (ANX-IAT) and the Anxious Attachment IAT (AVOID-IAT). Validity was evaluated against self-report measures of adult attachment style (RQ), psychopathology (SQ-48), and well-being (MHC-SF). The split-half reliabilities of both IATs were good; the test-retest reliability of the ANX-IAT was adequate; however the AVOID-IAT had low test-retest reliability. Both IATs did not explain variance in psychopathology additional to explicit measures. The AVOID-IAT showed added value over explicit measurement of avoidant attachment in explaining variance in well-being, particularly regarding emotional and psychological well-being. The ANX-IAT did not explain variance in any measure of well-being additional to the explicit measure of anxious attachment. Our findings provide a basis from which more valid IATs measuring general adult attachment can be developed. Furthermore, they suggest that implicit avoidant attachment might be related to well-being, particularly emotional and psychological well-being. However, further research is needed to investigate the role of implicit general adult attachment in mental health and to optimize the two IATs in terms of validity before clinical use is recommended.

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两项内隐联想测验的心理测量特性，用于测试成人依恋程度。

成人的依恋方式会对心理健康，人际交往和情绪调节产生影响。这部分是有意发生的，也称为显性的，部分是在有意识的意识之外的自动水平上发生的，也称为隐性。显性的成人依恋可以使用自我报告工具进行评估，而隐性的成人依恋的测量则需要间接方法。本文介绍了两个隐式联想测验的心理测量特性，这些测验测量了人口样本中的一般成年人依恋。该研究评估了回避附件IAT（ANX-IAT）和焦虑附件IAT（AVOID-IAT）的可靠性和有效性。根据成人依恋风格（RQ），精神病理学（SQ-48）和幸福感（MHC-SF）的自我报告指标评估了有效性。两种IAT的均分可靠性都很好；ANX-IAT的重测可靠性足够；但是，AVOID-IAT的重试可靠性较低。除了明确的措施外，两个IAT都没有解释心理病理学的差异。与AVOID-IAT相比，在避免福祉的显式测量方面，在解释福祉的变化（尤其是在情绪和心理福祉方面）方面，具有附加价值。除了焦虑依恋的显式量度之外，ANX-IAT并没有解释幸福感的任何变化。我们的发现提供了一个基础，可以据此开发出更多有效的IAT，以测量成年人的依恋情况。此外，他们认为隐性回避依恋可能与幸福感有关，特别是与情绪和心理幸福感有关。然而，