ADULTATTACHMENTINTERVIEWPROTOCOL-StonyBrook.pdfVIP

This material is not a substitute for training in AAI administration procedure. It is provided because it is important for consumers of AAI research to have easy access to the interview questions. Without them, it is difficult to evaluate published research. Seeing the full interview protocol can also help consumers of AAI based research appreciate the level of interview information and detail underlying AAI scores. It can also help them make important decisions about the adequacy of procedures in various reports they may encounter. The authors of the AAI make the scoring manual available only in conjunction with their training courses. Researchers interested in understanding more about the logic of scoring the AAI can however see the scoring manual for Crowell Owens’ Current Relationship Interview (CRI) which is available in full on this site. The logic and procedures for scoring the CRI closely parallel those for the AAI. The primary difference is that the AAI focuses on relationships to parents and the CRI on relationships to adult attachment figures. At present this is the only detailed source of insights into the criteria for scoring the AAI available to those who do not take the training course. Do not reproduce this material without permission of the author. EW ADULT ATTACHMENT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL George, C., Kaplan, N., Main, M. (1985). The Adult Attachment Interview. Unpublished manuscript, University of California at Berkeley. (Note: This document is for illustration only. Contact the authors for information about training and the most current version of the interview protocol.) Introduction I’m going to be interviewing you about your childhood experiences, and how those experiences may have affected your adult personality. So, Id like to ask you about your early relationship with your family, and what you think about the way it might have affected you. Well focus mainly on your childhood, but later well get on to your adolescence and then to whats going