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This study examined the association between attachment styles (avoidance and anxiety) and marital satisfaction in 202 couples from Northeast India. Dyadic Response Surface Analysis (DRSA) tested for nonlinear effects of similarity in attachment on marital satisfaction. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) examined linear actor and partner effects. Results revealed a positive association between moderate avoidance similarity and husbands’ marital satisfaction, with no significant effect for similarity in anxiety. Interestingly, husbands’ anxious attachment positively predicted wives’ marital satisfaction, challenging traditional attachment theory. These findings highlight the importance of considering cultural context and gender differences when examining attachment and marital satisfaction. The clinical implications for married couples are discussed.
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Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal (COFT) is is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication that presents the latest developments in research, practice, theory, and training in couple and family therapy. COFT publishes applied and basic research with implications for systemic theory, treatment, and policy. COFT appreciates a multidisciplinary approach, and welcomes manuscripts which address processes and outcomes in systemic treatment across modalities and within broader social contexts. The journal’s content is relevant to systemic therapy practitioners and researchers, as well as marriage and family therapists, family psychologists, clinical social workers, and social policy specialists.
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