Attachment styles, negotiation of goal conflict, and perceived partner support during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Due to the pandemic, people have been stuck indoors with their partners for months. Instead of being able to rely on multiple sources of support, many couples have to rely on each other more. We investigated whether goal conflict, successful negotiation of the conflict, and individual differences in attachment styles were associated with perceived partner support to understand factors that may enable or hinder goal pursuit during the pandemic. Participants (n = 200) completed a daily diary for a week and weekly longitudinal reports for five weeks. Results showed that higher goal conflict predicted perception of less relational catalyst (RC) support and more anti-RC support from partner, whereas more successful negotiation of goal conflict predicted higher RC support and lower anti-R

SUBMITTER: Vowels LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature