Attachment and psychodynamic group therapy: developing a projective Test to measure mental representations of group attachment based on the AAP.

Attachment and psychodynamic group therapy: developing a projective Test to measure mental representations of group attachment based on the AAP. - AGAP-Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012782

Enrollment

240

Registered

2018-02-14

Start date

2018-01-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32.1

Interventions

Group 1: The aim of the study is to develop a projective test to measure up the unconscious internal working models of group-attachment in patients and healthy individuals. Beginning with a cross-sect

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mood disorders; neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders; disorders of adult personality and behavior.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Organic mental disorders; schizophrenia, mental Retardation, acute psychiatric disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This study tries to extend the AAP-projective Test by measuring patterns of group attachment. By evaluating the AGAP- narratives of 170 patients and 100 healthy individuals we try to differentiate secure from insecure patterns. Following the attachment theory and the OPD-2 structure- axis we distinguish ten items: Differentiation (self/object), efficiency (self-efficacy, haven of safety), solidarity, reciprocity, personal experience, coherence, deactivation, emashed, segregated Systems and resolved segregated systems. Additionally to the cross- sectional measurement we measure 15 group- patients at the beginning of their therapy and after 1 year to describe the anticipated changes in their Group attachment patterns.	—

Measure

Time frame

This study tries to extend the AAP-projective Test by measuring patterns of group attachment. By evaluating the AGAP- narratives of 170 patients and 100 healthy individuals we try to differentiate secure from insecure patterns. Following the attachment theory and the OPD-2 structure- axis we distinguish ten items: Differentiation (self/object), efficiency (self-efficacy, haven of safety), solidarity, reciprocity, personal experience, coherence, deactivation, emashed, segregated Systems and resolved segregated systems. Additionally to the cross- sectional measurement we measure 15 group- patients at the beginning of their therapy and after 1 year to describe the anticipated changes in their Group attachment patterns.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
By repeated measurements (after 12 months) we try to find out, what kind of specific change through psychodynamic group psychotherapy in the unconscious patterns of group attachment can be described by the AGAP-projective test.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristine Zahn

Praxis

zahn.ch@gmx.de06221 7351232

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026