Psychosocial vulnerability from adolescence to adulthood: A prospective study of attachment style differences in relationship functioning and partner choice

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作者
Collins, NL [1 ]
Cooper, ML
Albino, A
Allard, L
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Psychol, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA
[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[3] Phase One, Beverly Hills, CA USA
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10.1111/1467-6494.05029
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Using a prospective research design, this study explored whether attachment style during adolescence forecasts the nature and quality of romantic relationships in early adulthood and investigated two general pathways for explaining these effects. Black and White community residents were first interviewed in adolescence at which time they completed a self-report measure of attachment style. Approximately 6 years later, they participated in a follow-up interview along with their current romantic partners (N = 224 couples). Results revealed that insecure attachment in adolescence was a risk factor for adverse relationship outcomes in adulthood, although the effects were most consistent for avoidant attachment. Avoidant adolescents were involved in relationships that they (and their partners) rated as less satisfying overall; they also engaged in fewer pro-relationship behaviors, and perceived that their partners engaged in fewer pro-relationship behaviors. In addition, avoidant adolescents were involved with partners who had less healthy personality profiles. Results for anxious-ambivalent and secure attachment were weaker, more complex, and moderated by gender. This study provides the first prospective evidence that avoidant attachment places individuals at risk for adverse relationship outcomes and highlights potential pathways through which this occurs.
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页码:965 / 1008
页数:44
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