Attachment and intrasexual competitiveness in committed individuals from chile

Abstract

The present research examined the association between intrasexual competitiveness (as an adaptive feature of human mating) and adult attachment dimensions (which develop throughout ontogeny and are relatively stable patterns of relationship approaching in adulthood), postulating that the dimensions of attachment will be predictive of intrasexual competitiveness (the negative perception of same sex-others as potential mating rivals), but in particular attachment anxiety should be correlated to intrasexual competitiveness. We assessed intrasexual competitiveness and the attachment dimensions (closeness, dependence, anxiety, and avoidance) in a sample of 323 adult heterosexual men and women which were currently involved in a romantic relationship and were married or in a cohabiting living arrangement. The results show the expected prediction of intrasexual competitiveness by attachment anxiety, but not by any other adult attachment dimension, suggesting that individuals who develop attachment anxiety are characterized by increased same-sex rivalry and competitiveness, which may negatively affect their same-sex close relationships, in addition to other interpersonal realms.

Validación Chilena del Cuestionario de Evaluación de Apego en el adulto CaMir versión abreviada

“…Específicamente en nuestro país, se ha producido un aumento significativo de la investigación en años recientes, especialmente en el ámbito del apego adulto, permitiendo un crecimiento importante de resultados que profundizan y enriquecen los conocimientos del área (Costa-Cordella et al, 2022;Dagnino et al, 2017;Domic-Siede et al, 2023;Errázuriz et al, 2014;Espinoza et al, 2022;Fernández y Dufey, 2015;Fernández et al, 2019;Garrido-Rojas et al, 2013;Garrido-Rojas et al, 2015;Garrido-Rojas et al, 2016;Guzmán-González y Trabucco, 2014;Guzmán-González et al, 2015;Guzmán-González et al, 2016;Guzmán-González et al, 2019;Guzmán-González et al, 2020;Guzmán-González et al, 2022;Heresi et al, 2013;Lafontaine et al, 2018;Olhaberry et al, 2013;Pimentel y Santelices, 2017;San Cristóbal et al, 2017;Santelices et al, 2011;Varela et al, 2021;Yárnoz-Yaben et al, 2018).…”