Differentiating Between Attachment Styles and Behaviors and their Association with Marital Quality.
The purpose of this study was to distinguish between the influence of attachment styles and behaviors on marital quality for couples. Data were gathered from 680 couples in a married relationship. Results showed attachment style and behaviors predicted marital quality for both men and women, with higher levels of attachment related to greater quality. Attachment behaviors predicted more of the variance in quality than did styles. Specific implications regarding how therapists may wish to foster behaviors that promote attachment security in marriages are discussed.
School of Family Life, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Jonathan G
JG
Sandberg
School of Family Life, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Angela B
AB
Bradford
School of Family Life, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Andrew P
AP
Brown
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
Attachment behavior; Attachment styles; Marital quality; comportamientos de apego; estilos de apego; satisfacción conyugal; 依附行为; 依附风格; 婚姻满意度