The Attachment Dynamic: Dyadic Patterns of Anxiety and Avoidance in Relationship Functioning.

ABSTRACT: Whereas attachment dimensions (i.e., anxiety and avoidance) are generally associated with lower levels of relationship evaluations (e.g., satisfaction, commitment), research has not yet fully incorporated how partner attachment is related to these evaluations, nor how dyadic patterns (actor × partner attachment interactions) are associated with evaluations. Across two dyadic studies (N = 185, 123 dyads), we examine how actor, partner, and actor × partner interactions of attachment anxiety and avoidance are associated with reports of trust, satisfaction, and commitment. Results generally revealed that actor effects of attachment anxiety on lower relationship evaluations were weaker when partners were more anxious and stronger when partners were more avoidant. Moreover, actor effects

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336265 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature