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Attachment Style, Trust, And Exchange Orientation: A Mediational Model, Minzette Peterson
Attachment Style, Trust, And Exchange Orientation: A Mediational Model, Minzette Peterson
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Trust has been related to both attachment theory and exchange orientation. However, the research has not yet addressed whether or not attachment styles are related to exchange orientation, and if they are related, in what way. Attachment theory is divided into two concepts: view of self and view of others. This research was' designed to test whether trust was a mediating variable between view of others and exchange orientation. The measurements were distributed to college students at The University of Maine including the Adult Style Questionnaire, The Trust Scale, and The Revised Exchange Orientation Scale. In all, 94 students returned …