Relationship satisfaction during COVID-19: The role of partners' perceived support and attachment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The main goal of this study was to examine the interplay between individuals' attachment insecurity and their perceptions of their partners' COVID-related behaviors (supportive and negative behaviors) in predicting their relationship satisfaction.

Background

Stress is a well-documented risk factor for relationship satisfaction. COVID-19 related stressors thus pose a challenge to maintaining relationship satisfaction. Although partners' supportive behaviors can play a central role in mitigating these stressors, enduring individual vulnerabilities, such as attachment insecurity, are likely to moderate the effectiveness of supportive (or negative) behaviors.

Method

In this two-wave study, conducted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, 239 participan

SUBMITTER: Bar-Shachar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature