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Competing Attachment
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Competing Attachment
Yazar:
Bugatti, Anabelle, author.
ISBN:
9780438081994
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1 electronic resource (210 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Cassandra Lettenberger-Klein Committee members: Nicole Avena; David Fawcett.
Özet:
Competing attachment is a relational dynamic where one partner in a romantic relationship turns to someone or something outside of the relationship for comfort, soothing, escape or other attachment needs. The problem addressed by this quantitative non-experimental study was that competing attachment may threaten the security and satisfaction of romantic relationships. The security of these bonds may be influenced by outside threats differently based on the specific type of attachment bond. Although attachment security may predict relationship satisfaction and stability, it was unknown whether competing attachment might predict relationship satisfaction and whether relationship specific attachment security mediated this relationship. The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative study was to determine whether competing attachment predicted relationship satisfaction and whether this relationship was mediated by relationship specific attachment security in adult romantic relationships. Attachment theory was the guiding framework for this study. Participants (N=151) were adults 18 and over currently in a romantic relationship, were recruited via convenience sampling and participated by taking three self-report questionnaire instruments online. The three instruments used were the Competing Attachment Scale (CAS), the State Adult Attachment Measure (SAAM), and the Couples Satisfaction Index-16 (CSI-16). A path analysis was performed to determine whether the predictive relationship and the mediation were significant. The results of this study found an inverse relationship between competing attachment, relationship satisfaction and relationship specific attachment security. The implications of this study suggest that competing attachment is a threat to romantic relationships that may influence both the security and satisfaction of the relationship. The results of this study provide a theoretical conceptual framework through which to view competing attachment, contributes to attachment theory, as well as provides a guide post for therapists and clinicians to use attachment based interventions in the treatment of competing attachment in romantic relationships.
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School code: 1443
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