Couple relationships and their perceptions of attachment to their mother
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Perceptions of mother-child attachment Attachment style in romantic relationships Couple relationship quality
Abstract
The current study examined the association between attachment style and adjustment in romantic relationships as well as the association between perceptions of adult attachment and adjustment in romantic relationships. 65 cohabitating couples aged from 21 to 32 years were recruited for the study. Couples completed the following self-report questionnaires: 1) Perceptions of Adult Attachment Questionnaire, PAAQ, Lichtenstein & Cassidy, 1991, 2) Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory, ECR, Brennan, Clark & Shaver, 1998 and 3) Dyadic Adjustment Scale, DAS, Spanier, 1976. Results showed that secure couples (both partners described themselves as securely attached) as well as mixed couples (one partner chose the secure description and the other defined himself or herself as insecure) reported higher relationship quality compared to both insecure couples (both partners described themselves as insecurely attached). Analyses aimed to test the links between early attachment experiences and marital relationship quality illustrated that both partners’ rejection from their mother in early childhood had a detrimental effect on women’s marital adjustment.
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Κυργερίδου Ε., Βόρρια Π., & Κιοσέογλου Γ. (2020). Couple relationships and their perceptions of attachment to their mother. Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 21(2), 183–201. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.23275
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