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This study was designed primarily to begin to bridge the gap that currently exists between the adult attachment literature and the initial studies of attachment among infants discussed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth by exploring a real world, present time disruption of attachment relationships among adult inmates . Infant attachment research focused on emotional and behavioral reactions to separation from attachment figures and this study' s main premise was to examine adult reactions to being separated from loved ones. Subjects consisted of 167 male inmates who had been sentenced to at least a six month term of incarceration at a state penitentiary. Inmates were tested within the first month of their imprisonment to assess acute emotional and behavioral reactions to being separated from loved ones and were administered the Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Horowitz , 1991) which utilizes a four-category model of adult attachment to assess individual attachment patterns . It was predicted that Secure and Dismissing inmates would adjust better both behaviorally and emotionally to separation from loved ones than either Fearful or Preoccupied inmates. Emotional adjustment was measured via scores on specific scales of the MMPI-2, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and a mental status interview and behavioral adjustment was measured by reviewing the number and severity of inmates' disciplinary records . Overall, the analyses lent partial support to the hypotheses . There was some consistency across the objective measures of emotional adjustment in that Secure and Dismissing inmates had BSI and MMPI-2 scores indicative of better adjustment to separation from loved ones than Fearful and Preoccupied inmates, particularly on the depression and anxiety scales. The results from the mental status interview were less clear. Additionally, the attachment groups did not differ from each other on the behavioral indicators of adjustment. The results are discussed in terms of connecting the infant and adult attachment literatures as well as their contribution to current adult attachment research. Additionally, implications for mental health professionals working both inside and outside of prison settings are discussed. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are also highlighted. Acknowledgment First and foremost, I would like to thank my family and friends for their love, caring, and support. I would like to dedicate this dissertation to my parents both of whom have shown and given me all the love in the world. Without them I am nothing. And, yes, I'm finally done! I would also like to thank my brother Tim and sister Dani: I wish completing this project hadn't "separated" me from you both for so long. I love you both. I would also like to thank two people particularly who have made my life meaningful and fun and wonderful you two are my stars forever shining ... thanks so much Bailey and Leah-Anne. I love you guys. Finally, I have a ton of people I am thankful to have in my life and who have given me so much. Without these folks, I wouldn't be me and this project would never have been completed. To name a few (but don't be mad if aren't listed here, you are in my heart), thanks Ryan, Shunney, Melissa, Dana, Maria, Derek, Melinda, Keith, and Jean-Paul. I can't put into words how each of you in your own way have made me feel special and inspired me in my life. I can't always be near you, but your light and warmth radiates no matter where I am. God bless everyone I've mentioned and all the others ... you know who you are .... I have many people to thank for their support through the psychology graduate program at URI and for their participation in my growth as a psychologist. Thank you Henry Biller for being the most supportive major professor I could have imagined. Thank you Peter Merenda and Gwenneth Rae for being helpful, thoughtful, and supportive members of my committee over the years. Thanks also to Maria Garrido, a mentor and a colleague who contributed significantly to my development as a psychologist. Finally, I would like to thank Jerry Schaffran, Ann Varna-Garis, Mary

Adult Attachment Patterns: The Relationship Between Security of Attachment and Adjustment to Prison and Separation From Loved Ones