Attachment styles and relationship quality: Actual, perceived, and ideal partner matching

Strauss, Cailey; Morry, Marian M.; Kito, Mie

doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01333.x

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“…As Meier et al (2013) have more recently demonstrated, perceived social support from a romantic partner could moderate symptoms of both depression and anxiety (Meier, Sharp, Michonski, Babcock, & Fitzgerald, 2013). At the same time, in the last thirty years, attachment theory has become one of the main references for the study of adult romantic relationships (Strauss, Morry, & Kito, 2012). In particular, attachment styles and, more specifically, Internal Working Models (IWMs) – the internalized representation of the self, of the other and of the possible reciprocal relationships – are considered an important factor in the achievement of a couple's adjustment (Carnelley, Hepper, Hicks, & Turner, 2011; Feeney, 1999; Holland & Roisman, 2010; Sadikaj, Moskowitz, & Zuroff, 2011; Zimmer-Gembeck & Ducat, 2010).…”

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Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research

Amodeo¹,

Vitelli²,

Scandurra³

et al. 2015

International Journal of Transgenderism

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Introduction Although attachment theory has been recognized as one of the main reference for the study of the general wellbeing, little research has been focused on the attachment styles of transgender people. Attachment styles are deeply influenced by the earliest relationships with caregivers, which, for gender nonconforming children, are often characterized by parental rejection. Consequently, transgender children and adults likely internalize societal stigma, developing internalized transphobia. The current research was aimed to explore the link between adult attachment and internalized transphobia. Method 25 male-to-female (MtF) and 23 female-to-male (FtM) transgender people participated in the survey filling in two self-report questionnaires: the Attachment Style Questionnaire and the Transgender Identity Survey. A cluster analysis, T-Test and multiple regression analysis were conducted to explore the link between attachment styles and internalized transphobia. Results A greater prevalence of secure attachment styles was detected. Participants with secure attachment styles reported higher levels of positive transgender identity than those with insecure attachment styles. Secure attachment styles significantly affect positive transgender identity, while insecure attachment styles influence internalized transphobia. Conclusions A clinical focus on the redefinition of the Internal Working Models of transgender people can inform psychologically-focused interventions, which transgender people can benefit from.

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Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research

Amodeo¹,

Vitelli²,

Scandurra³

et al. 2015

International Journal of Transgenderism

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“…On the one hand, there are some studies where the structural coupling hypothesis among secure individuals seems to have been confirmed, with little proof of romantic relationships which are characterized, even at the level of preference, from anxious-anxious and avoidant-avoidant coupling in respect to avoidant-ambivalent coupling (e.g. Collins & Reed, 1990;Kirkpatrick & Davis, 1994;Pietromonaco & Carnelley, 1994;Holmes & Johnson, 2009;Strauss et al 2012). On the other hand, other studies have shown inconsistencies in respect to the theory.…”

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Gender Abuse in Intimate Relationships: From Structural Coupling Theory to Emergence of Couple System

Condorelli¹

2017

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Is love predictable in its choices? Linear Determinism, Randomness or Complexity? By applying theoretical coordinates of current sociological interpretations of intimacy and conceptual categories of New General System Theory, the paper reflects on one-factor and linear determinism implicitly underlying mate selection processes in Structural Coupling Theory and its implications for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Assuming personality structure as the predictor of partner choice as well as victimization risk, SCT circumscribes victimization risk just to one category of women (insecure/avoidant women coupling with ambivalent partners). We propose that adaptive complex system and non-banal machine concepts are more effective to understand the mate selection process than linear deterministic approach, which appears too mechanistic for a process that exhibits an inextricable dimension of uncertainty and unpredictability. Research results on a sample of 100 victims of IPV do not corroborate the linear one-factor determinism underlying Structural Coupling Theory neither its implications. Rather they go in the direction of Complexity.

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“…For example, worry-prone individuals may seek out partners who can share worries or who can help to deal with them (e.g., by maintaining a reassuring calm façade). Relatedly, previous research suggests that people select romantic partners partly on the basis of perceived compatibility of attachment styles (e.g., Holmes & Johnson, 2009 ; Strauss, Morry, & Kito, 2012 ). However, like reverse causation, partner selection seems an implausible explanation for many of the partner effects reported above.…”

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Sharing concerns: Interpersonal worry regulation in romantic couples.

Parkinson

Simons

Niven

2016

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Two dyadic studies investigated interpersonal worry regulation in heterosexual relationships. In Study 1, we video-recorded 40 romantic couples discussing shared concerns. Male partners’ worry positively predicted female partners’ interpersonal calming attempts, and negatively predicted female partners’ interpersonal alerting attempts (i.e., attempts to make their partners appreciate the seriousness of concerns). Video-cued recall data also indicated that changes in partner A’s worry over time positively predicted partner B’s motivation to reduce partner A’s worry, and that this effect was stronger when B was the female partner. Study 2 was a dyadic survey of 100 couples. Individual differences in partner A’s negative affect were positive predictors of partner B’s interpersonal calming, and individual differences in partner A’s expressive suppression were negative predictors of partner B’s interpersonal calming. Further, individual differences in male partners’ expressivity were significant positive predictors of female partners’ interpersonal calming, and individual differences in male partners’ reappraisal were significant positive predictors of female partners’ interpersonal alerting. These findings suggest that interpersonal worry regulation relates to partners’ expression and intrapersonal regulation of worry, but not equally for men and women.

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Attachment styles and relationship quality: Actual, perceived, and ideal partner matching

Cited by 32 publications

References 36 publications

Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research

Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research

Gender Abuse in Intimate Relationships: From Structural Coupling Theory to Emergence of Couple System

Sharing concerns: Interpersonal worry regulation in romantic couples.

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