Negative affectivity as a mediator of the association between adult attachment and marital satisfaction

Datos Bibliográficos

ID18949239
AutoresJoanne Davila (0000-0003-1250-5068, University of California, Los Angeles, autor de correspondencia), Thomas N Bradbury (0000-0001-7074-7677, University of California, Los Angeles), F D Fincham (0000-0001-5081-2283, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Frank Fincham
Año1998
Volumen5
Número4
Páginas467-484
Fecha de publicación1998-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998.tb00183.x
OpenAlexW2168971875
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas40
Referencias citadas30

Although the association between adult attachment and marital satisfaction is well documented, research has not examined processes by which attachment affects satisfaction. Drawing on attachment‐oriented conceptualizations of affect regulation, the present study tested the hypothesis that negative affectivity mediates the association between attachment and marital satisfaction. Data from two samples of married couples were used to test the hypothesis. In both samples, negative affectivity mediated the association between some aspects of attachment insecurity and marital dissatisfaction, although attachment also retained a direct association with marital satisfaction in a number of cases. Results are discussed in terms of attachment‐oriented conceptualizations of the function of negative emotion in marriage, and the empirical and conceptual overlap between attachment and negative affectivity

Attachment theory · Developmental psychology · Insecure attachment · Mediator · Negative affectivity · Personality · Positive affectivity · Psychotherapist · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology