Model Of Significant Other In Young Adults With Different Romantic Attachment Style

Abstract

The basic notions of attachment theory, originally devoted to the bond between child and primary caregiver, were conceptualized in romantic attachment. Albeit the classical attachment styles were described in adulthood (Hazan & Shaver, 1987), the two-dimensional model of individual differences in romantic attachment was presented (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991).In contemporary Russian psychology attachment studies are still focused on the mother -child dyad, while attachment to romantic partner almost remains terra incognita of social and emotional development. The obtained data (N=101) confirms the assumption of succession in attachment across the lifespan. The model of self and the model of other differ significantly in young adults with different romantic attachment style, this allowed us to substantiate and fill theoretical representations about attachment in adulthood using the psychosemantic method in Russian sample. The present work confirmed general cross-cultural patterns in romantic attachment and filled theoretical representations about the model of self and significant other in Russian sample.