Own and Partner Attachment Insecurity Interact to Predict Marital Satisfaction and Dissolution

IF 4.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Social Psychological and Personality Science Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI:10.1177/19485506241237294

Sierra D. Peters, Andrea L. Meltzer, James K. McNulty

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Abstract

Conventional wisdom suggests that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Echoing this sentiment, theoretical perspectives on close relationships suggest that the synergistic combination of both partners’ personal qualities can influence relationship outcomes above and beyond the simple additive influence of each partner’s qualities. Yet, empirical research leaves it unclear whether the interactive effects of own and partner attachment insecurity, one of the most notable individual difference predictors of relationship outcomes, predicts relationship dissolution, one of the most notable relationship outcomes. We combined data from five independent longitudinal studies of 539 newlywed couples to address this issue. Three of the four interactive combinations (all except own attachment avoidance × partner attachment avoidance) predicted marital dissolution serially through (a) initial marital satisfaction and (b) changes in satisfaction. Findings provide evidence of interactive attachment effects and underscore the importance of both couple members’ characteristics for maintaining satisfying romantic relationships.

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自身和伴侣依恋不安全感相互作用，预测婚姻满意度和婚姻解体

传统智慧认为，整体大于部分之和。与这种观点相呼应，亲密关系的理论观点认为，伴侣双方个人品质的协同组合对关系结果的影响，可以超越伴侣双方品质的简单相加影响。然而，实证研究还不清楚自己和伴侣依恋不安全感的交互作用是否会预测关系解体这一最显著的关系结果，而依恋不安全感是预测关系结果的最显著的个体差异之一。为了解决这个问题，我们综合了 539 对新婚夫妇的 5 项独立纵向研究的数据。四种互动组合中的三种（除自身依恋回避 × 伴侣依恋回避外的所有组合）通过（a）最初的婚姻满意度和（b）满意度的变化连续预测婚姻解体。研究结果提供了互动依恋效应的证据，并强调了夫妻双方的特征对于维持令人满意的恋爱关系的重要性。

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Social Psychological and Personality Science PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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12.50

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1.80%

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期刊介绍： Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) is a distinctive journal in the fields of social and personality psychology that focuses on publishing brief empirical study reports, typically limited to 5000 words. The journal's mission is to disseminate research that significantly contributes to the advancement of social psychological and personality science. It welcomes submissions that introduce new theories, present empirical data, propose innovative methods, or offer a combination of these elements. SPPS also places a high value on replication studies, giving them serious consideration regardless of whether they confirm or challenge the original findings, with a particular emphasis on replications of studies initially published in SPPS. The journal is committed to a rapid review and publication process, ensuring that research can swiftly enter the scientific discourse and become an integral part of ongoing academic conversations.