Attachment Styles, Loneliness, Quality, and Stability of Marital Relationships

Knoke, Julia; Burau, Julia; Roehrle, Bernd

doi:10.1080/10502551003652017

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“…Some describe the reciprocal content of meaningful connections as an interactive collaboration by which meaning is jointly constructed [34]. The need for reciprocity is furthermore underscored by a study among a sample of 63 couples, in whom emotional loneliness was found to be crucial in determining the quality of marital relationships [30 ].…”

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“…Some distinguish similarly across cultures between aspects of loneliness -these are personal (or emotional) loneliness and social loneliness [5, 28,30 ]. Both are subjectively experienced, yet personal loneliness is about missing a desired affectively close relationship(s), whereas social loneliness is about a perceived lack of a supportive social network.…”

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Conceptual relations between loneliness and culture

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Coetzee

2010

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Conceptual relations between loneliness and culture

Staden

Coetzee

2010

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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“…Also, there is evidence that attachment styles are predictors of marital quality (Butzer & Campbell, 2008;Knoke, Burau, & Roehrle, 2010).…”

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Marital Quality and Attachment: The Mediator Role of Conflict Resolution Styles

Scheeren

Vieira

Goulart

et al. 2014

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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Certain variables can act as mediators between marital quality, social and emotional aspects of the individuals and their context. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of conflict resolution styles as mediators between attachment styles and marital quality. A total of 214 couples participated in the present study aged between 18 and 75 years, residents in Southern Brazil. Three scales were administered: The Conflict Resolution Style Inventory, Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State and Adult Attachment Scale. Results indicate that the styles of conflict resolution (positive problem solving, conflict engagement, withdrawal and compliance) mediate the relationship between attachment and marital quality. A difference between husbands and wives was observed. These findings suggest the importance of expanding the repertoire of positive strategies of conflict resolution of the couples for the promotion of marital quality.

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“…Drigotas and Barta [49] defined infidelity as -a partner's violation of norms regulating the level of emotional or physical intimacy with people outside the relationship‖. (p177) The concept of exclusivity, including sexual exclusivity, is the socially accepted norm in serious intimate relationships, such as marriage and long-term romantic commitment [50].…”

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Intimacy, Loneliness & Infidelity

Rokach¹,

Philibert-Lignières

2015

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This article explores the experience of loneliness in intimacy, with a special focus on infidelity. First, the notion of intimacy and love are examined and related to the concept of loneliness. To be in love is often thought to exclude being lonely but research shows otherwise.' Loneliness is exacerbated when intimacy is shattered by interpersonal events like infidelity. A review of recent literature regarding infidelity is presented. The concepts of depression, social support, selfesteem, and betrayal as a result of infidelity are examined and linked to loneliness. Also included, is a small discussion regarding the psychological distress and loneliness of the adulterer, before and after the revelation of infidelity. It is further asserted that loneliness is a two-way construct when speaking of infidelity; not only is it a salient product of infidelity, but also a strong predictor of its occurrence.Keywords: Betrayal, depression, infidelity, intimacy, loneliness, marriage, social support.People are social animals, and have a basic human need to belong, to be part of an intimate, lasting, caring relationship with a partner who is close and deeply concerned about us. Yearning to fulfill that need, we establish close contact and develop intimate relationships [1]. THE NATURE OF INTIMACYIntimacy is a multifaceted concept and is composed of knowledge, caring, interdependence, mutuality, trust, and commitment [2]. Partners, in an intimate relationship, possess extensive personal, confidential, and private knowledge about each other. That rich information, which the partners usually share with one another, may include their histories, preferences, and desires that they would not be so ready to reveal to other people. Caring is a hallmark of intimate relations. Intimate partners care about each other and feel affectionate towards their partner. Intimate partners' lives are intertwined and they affect each other continually. The extent to which they need and influence each other, i.e. their interdependence, impacts their partner meaningfully and does so in many areas of life, in different ways, and over long periods of time [1]. Intimate couples often exhibit mutuality, thinking of themselves as -us‖ [3] and seeing themselves as overlapping in various respects. Trust and intimacy are closely related. So, trusting relationship is established when the partners know that it is safe to open up and that their partner will be there to support and respond to their needs [4]. Finally, intimate partners are committed to their relationship; they expect them to go on indefinitely and *Address correspondence to this author at the York University, Canada; E-mail: arokach@yorku.ca for that they are ready to invest time, effort, and the resources at their disposal.Establishing and maintaining close, intimate relationships with a significant other has been recognized as a fundamental human motivation [5]. In that context, marriage is perceived as the most intimate adult bonding, serving as a primary source of affection, love, ...

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Attachment Styles, Loneliness, Quality, and Stability of Marital Relationships

Cited by 39 publications

References 57 publications

Conceptual relations between loneliness and culture

Conceptual relations between loneliness and culture

Marital Quality and Attachment: The Mediator Role of Conflict Resolution Styles

Intimacy, Loneliness & Infidelity

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