Distinctive correlations of sociotropy and autonomy with working models of the self and other

Beck's cognitive theory of depression postulates personality vulnerability factors termed sociotropy and autonomy, which are accompanied by characteristic interpersonal styles. Meanwhile, Bartholomew contends that negative working models of the self and other built through insecure attachment relationships are externalized as distinctive interpersonal styles. The present study examined the relationships of sociotropy and autonomy with the self- and other-models, and attempted to promote understanding of the two personality traits from an attachment perspective.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Koichi Otani, Akihito Suzuki, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Ryoichi Sadahiro, Masanori Enokido, Fumikazu Kuwahata, Nana Takahashi Source Type: research