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Section 4 "Attachment styles in adults" citation & reference problems

Hi all,

I'm concerned about some of the citations (or lack thereof) in section 4, (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Attachment_theory#Attachment_styles_in_adults). There are several issues with the citations in this section:

1. There are uncited passages throughout the section that editorialize about the relationship between adult attachment styles and romantic relationships;

2. many citations for descriptions of cognitive & social phenomena do not reference peer-reviewed academic material, but popular and 'grey' literature (e.g. nos. 93 & 95, possibly 94); and

3. some citations are written in parenthetical format, not in standard hyperlinked footnotes.

To address these issues, I propose:

1. That uncited passages be immediately removed;

2. references to non-peer-reviewed accounts of cognitive & social psychological phenomena be removed, their respective sections revised, and these descriptions replaced with rigorous, scholarly accounts of these complex human behaviors; and

3. citations be standardized according to the (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Citing_sources).

Doing so will improve both the content of the section and its legibility; in turn, these revisions will help bring the article up to the (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Citing_sources). 173.230.164.4 (talk) 14:44, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes! Thank you. Also the academic references that are cited are 30+ years old and need to be updated. Wackthedrums (talk) 03:13, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
I agree, this section needs to be reworked with better citations and less vague language. I'm going to be slowly working specifically on the dismissive-avoidant section (which in my opinion is in the most dire need of complete revision), open to any and all help/input. RosieTime (talk) 14:38, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: History of Psychology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 January 2022 and 6 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Emnguyen99, Brooksriley (article contribs).

Looking good

I think the article looks great right now! Mrodge12 (talk) 14:44, 8 February 2023 (UTC) Mrodge12 (talk) 14:44, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Attachment in adults sections

I feel this whole section needs a bit of a re-write.

For the dismissive-avoidant attachment, The large paragraph citing only one source covers a great many topics very broadly that could be more specific and widely cited. My suggestion would be to whittle down what the current primary source covers as more precise information/sources are used to extrapolate usefully on some of the research and ideas represented. I plan on slowly working to improve this section specifically.

Both and anxious-preoccupied and fearful-avoidant sections under adult attachment also need to be reworked. Citations are too few, missing, and not high quality. All of the information is vague, and in general I feel a disservice is done for users seeking more information using this source. I will be working on this but it will be slow and bit-by-bit, I hope others join in.RosieTime (talk) 14:34, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Human Cognition SP23

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 January 2023 and 15 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): MatthewR02 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by AzulB.13 (talk) 20:14, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Communication Theory

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 22 August 2023 and 7 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Emm075 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Emm075 (talk) 19:04, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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