Attachment as a Function of Parental and Partner Approach-Avoidance Tendencies

Bibliographic Data

ID2269773
AuthorsBeth A Poire, Beth A Le Poire (University of California, Santa Barbara), Julie Haynes, Julie I Haynes (Texas A&M University), Jennifer Driscoll, Jenny Driscoll (0000-0002-6873-5113, Texas A&M University), Bennett N Driver (Texas A&M University), Tracy F Wheelis (Texas A&M University), Mary Kay Hyde (Texas A&M University), Matthew Prochaska (Texas A&M University), Laurie Ramos (0000-0001-8245-6498), Laurie T Ramos (Texas A&M University)
Year1997
Volume23
Issue3
Pages413-441
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2958.1997.tb00403.x
OpenAlexW2091564752
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited27

This two-part investigation develops a new scale of parental attachment that includes the previously under examined form of role reversal, or being a caregiver for one's parent, and explores the contention that romantic attachment is more dyadic than originally conceived, in that it is a function of an interaction between parental attachment style and specific partner romantic attachment style. It was expected that the most secure partners would have secure attachments with their parents and partners who report their own secure romantic attachment, that the most preoccupied partners would have been anxious-ambivalent in their attachment to their parents and paired with dismissively avoidant others, and that the most dismissively avoidant partners would have been role reversed by their parents and paired with preoccupied partners. Support for this expanded model was found, in that parental and partner attachments both influenced the final form of romantic attachment, with partner attachment appearing to have more influence than parental attachment. The relationship of romantic attachment style to the subsequent communication outcome of self-disclosure was also explored. Results supported expectations, with security relating positively to intentional and honest self-disclosure, preoccupation relating negatively with honesty, and dismissive avoidance relating to greater positivity and less honesty

Developmental psychology · Function (biology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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