Diversity in singlehood experiences: Testing an attachment theory model of sub-groups of singles.

IF 5 1区心理学 Q1 Psychology

Journal of Personality Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI:10.1111/jopy.12929

Christopher A Pepping, Yuthika U Girme, Timothy J Cronin, Geoff MacDonald

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Abstract

Objective: Relationship science has developed several theories to explain how and why people enter and maintain satisfying relationships. Less is known about why some people remain single, despite increasing rates of singlehood throughout the world. Using one of the most widely studied and robust theories-attachment theory-we aim to identify distinct sub-groups of singles and examine whether these sub-groups differ in their experience of singlehood and psychosocial outcomes.

Method: Across two studies of single adults (Ns = 482 and 400), we used latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify distinct sub-groups of singles.

Results: Both studies revealed four distinct profiles consistent with attachment theory: (1) secure; (2) anxious; (3) avoidant; and (4) fearful-avoidant. Furthermore, the four sub-groups of singles differed in theoretically distinct ways in their experience of singlehood and on indicators of psychosocial well-being.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that singles are a heterogeneous group of individuals that can be meaningfully differentiated based on individual differences in attachment security.

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单身经历的多样性：测试单身亚群的依恋理论模型。

目的：人际关系学已经提出了一些理论来解释人们如何以及为什么会建立并维持令人满意的人际关系。尽管单身率在全球范围内不断上升，但人们对一些人为何保持单身却知之甚少。利用研究最广泛、最有力的理论之一--依恋理论--我们旨在确定不同的单身亚群体，并研究这些亚群体在单身经历和社会心理结果方面是否存在差异：方法：在两项针对单身成年人（人数分别为 482 人和 400 人）的研究中，我们使用潜在特征分析（LPA）来识别不同的单身亚群：结果：两项研究均揭示了与依恋理论相一致的四种不同特征：(1) 安全型；(2) 焦虑型；(3) 回避型；(4) 恐惧-回避型。此外，这四个单身亚群在单身体验和社会心理健康指标方面存在理论上的明显差异：这些研究结果表明，单身是一个异质群体，可以根据依恋安全感的个体差异对其进行有意义的区分。

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Journal of Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

9.60

自引率

6.00%

发文量

100

期刊介绍： Journal of Personality publishes scientific investigations in the field of personality. It focuses particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and individual differences in the cognitive, affective, and interpersonal domains. The journal reflects and stimulates interest in the growth of new theoretical and methodological approaches in personality psychology.