Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples

Abstract: The objective was to analyze whether romantic partners’ conflict resolution style and perceived relationship quality are influenced by the dyadic configuration of adult attachment, specifically, by: a) attachment style matching; b) the number of couple members with a secure (vs....

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Autores principales: González-Ortega,Eva, Orgaz-Baz,Begoña, Vicario-Molina,Isabel, Fuertes Martín,Antonio
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-480820200003003032021-01-16Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couplesGonzález-Ortega,EvaOrgaz-Baz,BegoñaVicario-Molina,IsabelFuertes Martín,Antonio adult attachment conflict resolution relationship quality young-adult couples combination Abstract: The objective was to analyze whether romantic partners’ conflict resolution style and perceived relationship quality are influenced by the dyadic configuration of adult attachment, specifically, by: a) attachment style matching; b) the number of couple members with a secure (vs. insecure) style. A sample of 405 Spanish heterosexual couples of young adults completed an online survey. Results showed no differences between couples with matched versus unmatched attachment styles. However, the presence of one or two members in the couple with a secure style was significantly associated with higher relationship quality and lower use of dysfunctional conflict resolution styles. In conclusion, for insecurely attached young adults, it is more beneficial to be in a relationship with a securely-attached partner than with a similarly-attached partner.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Psicología ClínicaTerapia psicológica v.38 n.3 20202020-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-48082020000300303en10.4067/S0718-48082020000300303
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topic adult attachment
conflict resolution
relationship quality
young-adult couples
combination
spellingShingle adult attachment
conflict resolution
relationship quality
young-adult couples
combination
González-Ortega,Eva
Orgaz-Baz,Begoña
Vicario-Molina,Isabel
Fuertes Martín,Antonio
Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
description Abstract: The objective was to analyze whether romantic partners’ conflict resolution style and perceived relationship quality are influenced by the dyadic configuration of adult attachment, specifically, by: a) attachment style matching; b) the number of couple members with a secure (vs. insecure) style. A sample of 405 Spanish heterosexual couples of young adults completed an online survey. Results showed no differences between couples with matched versus unmatched attachment styles. However, the presence of one or two members in the couple with a secure style was significantly associated with higher relationship quality and lower use of dysfunctional conflict resolution styles. In conclusion, for insecurely attached young adults, it is more beneficial to be in a relationship with a securely-attached partner than with a similarly-attached partner.
author González-Ortega,Eva
Orgaz-Baz,Begoña
Vicario-Molina,Isabel
Fuertes Martín,Antonio
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Orgaz-Baz,Begoña
Vicario-Molina,Isabel
Fuertes Martín,Antonio
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title Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
title_short Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
title_full Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
title_fullStr Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
title_full_unstemmed Adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
title_sort adult attachment style combination, conflict resolution and relationship quality among young-adult couples
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica
publishDate 2020
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