Attachment orientation and relational intimacy: The mediating role of emotional competences

Constant, Emilie; Christophe, Véronique; Bodenmann, Guy; Nandrino, Jean‐Louis

doi:10.1007/s12144-018-0062-x

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“…The findings also revealed that anxiety was negatively associated with both PPR and the couple’s identity. Scholars have reported a negative association between anxiety and relationship outcomes such as intimacy/closeness, sexual desire, commitment, and satisfaction (Brassard et al, 2018; Constant et al, 2018; Guzmán-González et al, 2020; Hudson & Fraley, 2017). It is reasoned that although anxiously attached individuals desire more closeness and intimacy, they have a very “stringent definition of closeness,” thus demanding more time and affection for building closeness in the relationship (Hudson & Fraley, 2017).…”

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Couple identity in Indian arranged marriages: Perceived partner responsiveness as the mediator of attachment styles and couple identity.

Kumar¹,

Singh²

2024

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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Research suggests that Indian arranged marriages have similar intimate and affectionate bonding as the choice-based love marriages of the West. However, the antecedents of relational bonding in these arranged marriages are less explored. The attachment system activation model and the interpersonal process model of intimacy claim that the partner’s responsiveness plays a crucial role in developing intimacy and closeness in the relationship. We assessed the role of attachment and perceived partner responsiveness (PPR) as a contributor to couple identity among north Indian couples living in arranged marriages. Participants (N = 311, community sample, 54.01% women) responded to attachment styles, PPR, and couple-identity measures. We tested the mediating role of PPR on the relationship between attachment styles and couple identity and found that greater attachment-related avoidance and attachment-related anxiety predicted low-couple identity. The findings support the mediating role of PPR on the relationship of attachment and couple identity. The present study underscores the importance of investigating relationship processes in diverse cultures. The article discusses the empirical and practical implications and the limitations of the study.

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Couple identity in Indian arranged marriages: Perceived partner responsiveness as the mediator of attachment styles and couple identity.

Kumar¹,

Singh²

2024

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“…Previous studies suggest that people with insecure attachment, both anxious and avoidant, have greater difficulties in understanding and regulating their own and their partners’ emotional states than people with a secure attachment style [ 18 ]. The second hypothesis was that the program would serve to increase couples’ secure attachment, reducing attachment anxiety and avoidance of intimacy.…”

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“…These emotional skills can be learned and trained voluntarily, although they are also affected by other dispositional personal factors, such as attachment style [ 17 ]. Previous studies suggest that people with insecure attachment, both anxious and avoidant, have greater difficulties in understanding and regulating their own and their partners’ emotional states than people with a secure attachment style [ 18 ].…”

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The Effectiveness of EMOVERE: An Emotional Education Program for Young Couples

Mónaco

Barrera

Montoya‐Castilla

2021

IJERPH

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Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of EMOVERE, a psychoeducational and experiential program to increase emotion regulation in couples. Forty-four young couples (n = 88) aged between 18 and 36 years old participated in the study (53.4% women; M = 24.18; SD = 4.34). Twenty-two couples belonged to the experimental group (received the intervention) and 22 to the control group (received no intervention). The intervention program consisted of seven two-hour sessions over a month, in groups of four to five couples. The variables studied were sociodemographic characteristics, emotional intelligence (TMMS-24), emotional inter-regulation with the partner (SIERC), attachment (ECR-S) and satisfaction with the relationship (RAS). The proposed design was quasi-experimental, with two randomized groups (experimental and control group) and longitudinal data from two occasions. SPSS version 24.0 was used to perform analysis of variance (MANOVA and MANCOVA), multiple hierarchical regression and reliable change index. PROCESS was also used for moderation analyses. The results indicate that the program is effective in increasing emotional self-regulation and emotion regulation with the partner, as well as reducing couples’ avoidance of intimacy. Age, relationship duration and previous relationship satisfaction moderate the effectiveness of the program. The importance of continuing this research line to address well-being of young populations is discussed.

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“…Multiple studies have demonstrated significant associations (Dworkin et al, 2018;Rusu et al, 2019) and predictive effects of ER on relationship satisfaction (Bloch et al, 2014), highlighting the protective importance of individual ER capacity for relationship quality (Tani et al, 2015). In contrast, DER show significant negative associations with romantic relationship quality and satisfaction (Harrell, 2015;Rick et al, 2017), as well as with intimacy (Constant et al, 2018). Conversely, DER exhibit a positive association with the risk of rupture/divorce (Klein et al, 2016).…”

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Romantic Attachment and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation on Dyadic Adjustment: A Comprehensive Literature Review

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In romantic relationships, individual differences are determinant factors for relational quality. Specifically, romantic attachment (RA) and difficulties in emotional regulation influence each other and may have predictive potential for the perceived dyadic adjustment (DA) level. This paper aims to identify the developmental parallel between behavioral patterns built since childhood and the construction of the emotional regulation skills that characterize them. Our analysis was based on the attachment theory and the concepts of romantic relationship and DA. In this way, we sought to further the understanding of relationship dynamics, beyond the usual focus on a single element and on associative relationships, and by exploring other effects among the different dimensions of relational functioning. In particular, we explored the predictive ability of emotional regulation patterns (more flexible individual characteristics) in discriminating between RA styles (more perennial influences), and their impact on the quality of romantic relationships, in the anticipation of dyadic adjustment variations.

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Attachment orientation and relational intimacy: The mediating role of emotional competences

Cited by 19 publications

References 81 publications

Couple identity in Indian arranged marriages: Perceived partner responsiveness as the mediator of attachment styles and couple identity.

Couple identity in Indian arranged marriages: Perceived partner responsiveness as the mediator of attachment styles and couple identity.

The Effectiveness of EMOVERE: An Emotional Education Program for Young Couples

Romantic Attachment and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation on Dyadic Adjustment: A Comprehensive Literature Review

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