Romantic relationships in adults with ADHD: The effect of partner attachment style on relationship quality

Knies, Katherine; Bodalski, Elizabeth A.; Flory, Kate

doi:10.1177/0265407520953898

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“…Indeed, across all three life domains studied (i.e., interpersonal relationships, employment, and mental health), we found that ADHD symptoms were a robust predictor of life outcomes in early middle adulthood. In particular, consistent with previous research ( Combs et al, 2015 ; Knies et al, 2021 ; Painter et al, 2008 ), we found that inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms were robust predictors of life success when being predicted both concurrently and prospectively.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In the domain of interpersonal relationships, studies have repeatedly found greater ADHD symptomatology to be associated with poorer relationship quality ( Bodalski et al, 2019 ; Bruner et al, 2015 ; Knies et al, 2021 ). In particular, a recent study by Knies et al (2021) found that overall ADHD symptoms were negatively associated with overall relationship satisfaction and positively associated with perceived partner neglect and threat. Similarly, Bruner et al (2015) found that adults with clinically significant levels of overall ADHD symptoms had poorer relationship quality than adults without clinically significant ADHD symptoms.…”

Section: Adhd In Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, current research in this area is limited by several persistent methodological shortcomings. Firstly, most studies in the current literature rely heavily on cross-sectional designs which limit examinations of the associations between ADHD and relevant outcomes overtime ( Bodalski et al, 2019 ; Combs et al, 2015 ; Knies et al, 2021 ; Painter et al, 2008 ; Verheul et al, 2016 ). Additionally, most published studies on the persistence of ADHD symptoms only include data from individuals in the transition to adulthood (i.e., youth to emerging adulthood; Das et al, 2012 ; Gao et al, 2015 ; Karam et al, 2015 ; Roy et al, 2016 ; Sibley et al, 2017 ).…”

Section: Limitations Of the Current Adult Adhd Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Longitudinal Associations Between Symptoms of ADHD and Life Success: From Emerging Adulthood to Early Middle Adulthood

Henning,

Summerfeldt,

Parker

2024

J Atten Disord

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Objective: To expand on current adult ADHD literature by investigating the stability of ADHD symptomatology (i.e., inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) across a 15-year period (from emerging adulthood to early middle adulthood) and the relative contributions of ADHD symptomatology to life success. Method: A sample of 320 post-secondary students was initially assessed for ADHD symptomatology using the Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS). Fifteen years later, participants were re-assessed using the CAARS and several measures of life success (e.g., relationship satisfaction, career satisfaction, and stress levels). Results: Inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms showed strong stability across the 15-year period. Additionally, inattention symptoms during emerging adulthood and early middle adulthood were consistently associated with poorer life success (i.e., lower relationship and career satisfaction), particularly for men. Associations for hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms were less consistent. Conclusion: ADHD symptomatology can be conceptualized as a stable, dimensional trait across adulthood, with important impacts on life success.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Adhd In Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations Of the Current Adult Adhd Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Longitudinal Associations Between Symptoms of ADHD and Life Success: From Emerging Adulthood to Early Middle Adulthood

Henning,

Summerfeldt,

Parker

2024

J Atten Disord

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“…According to this framework, as a core component of personality, IWMs would impact a range of psychological functioning domains such as emotion regulation capacities or interpersonal functioning (Bowlby, 1969(Bowlby, , 1973. A key life domain that is greatly impacted is romantic interpersonal functioning (Knies et al, 2021), with several authors stating that the quality of romantic relationships is rooted in the vicissitudes of early attachment experiences (Owens et al, 1995;Roisman et al, 2005;Velotti et al, 2014).…”

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Cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the current relationship interview

Velotti,

Rogier,

Castellano

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe study of romantic relationships is based on attachment theory and the Current Relationship Interview (CRI) is a powerful tool that allows the optimal investigation of attachment representations toward romantic partners. However, evidence in this field is still unsatisfactory and further research is needed. This study aims to examine the associations between the adult attachment to partner, the style of conflict resolution, and dyadic adjustment.MethodsWe administrated the Italian version of the CRI, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and the Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory questionnaire - Section II (ROCI II) – to a sample of 100 heterosexual couples.ResultsIndividuals with preoccupied attachment reported lower levels of dyadic adjustment and men, but not women, with preoccupied attachment reported lower levels of dyadic cohesion. Levels of dyadic adjustment reported by women/men did not vary according to their attachment types. Levels of dyadic adjustment reported by couples and by women did not vary according to the matching status of attachment types between partners. However, men in romantic relationship characterized by a mismatch between attachment types reported higher levels of consensus compared to their counterparts.ConclusionThe Italian version of the CRI proves an useful tool to investigate processes underlying romantic relationships. The role of current attachment in these processes appears to be highly complex and its investigation might be impacted by methodological issues, calling for additional studies.

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“…To support healthy relationships, it is important to understand the predictors of relationship quality for individuals and their partners. Attachment is repeatedly identified as key predictor of relationship quality [19][20][21][22], relationship satisfaction [23,24], commitment [25,26], intimacy [27,28], sexual satisfaction [29,30], marital adjustment [31], and relationship stability [32,33]. There is also a link between attachment insecurities and poor coping skills [34,35], more perceived conflict [36], negative affect [37], pessimistic attribution [38], and relationship distress [39].…”

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Supportive, Delegated, and Common Dyadic Coping Mediates the Association between Adult Attachment Representation and Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Approach

Wendołowska

Steć

Czyżowska

2022

IJERPH

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The aim of this study was to examine intrapersonal (actor) and interpersonal (partner) associations between attachment, assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview, and satisfaction with the relationship, as well as to establish the possibility of the mediatory effect of supportive, delegated, and common dyadic coping on the aforementioned associations. A dyadic approach has been introduced, using the actor–partner interdependence mediation model and data from 114 heterosexual couples, aged 26 to 60. It has been shown that one’s own secure attachment can be perceived as the predictor of one’s own relationship satisfaction in women and men and the predictor of a partner’s relationship satisfaction in men. The findings support the partially mediating role of dyadic coping in the association between attachment and relationship satisfaction and are a significant contribution to the issue of dyadic coping in general. Adults’ secure representations of their childhood experiences may be effective in using their partners as a secure base and also in serving as a secure base themselves, but it is not the sole influence on the quality of the couple’s experience together. The we-ness phenomenon and resulting clinical implications were discussed.

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Romantic relationships in adults with ADHD: The effect of partner attachment style on relationship quality

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

Longitudinal Associations Between Symptoms of ADHD and Life Success: From Emerging Adulthood to Early Middle Adulthood

Longitudinal Associations Between Symptoms of ADHD and Life Success: From Emerging Adulthood to Early Middle Adulthood

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the current relationship interview

Supportive, Delegated, and Common Dyadic Coping Mediates the Association between Adult Attachment Representation and Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Approach

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