Baby with the Bathwater? Examining the Relationship between Video Game Use and Relationship Outcomes and the Moderating Effects of Attachment Behaviors among Married Casual Gamers

Bradford, Angela B.; Dobry, Stella Christine; Sandberg, Jonathan G.; Coyne, Sarah M.

doi:10.1111/jmft.12355

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“…There has been some indication that (similar to attachment style) self‐reported relationship‐specific attachment behaviors can moderate relationship processes. In one study, husband’s and wife’s secure attachment behaviors moderated the effect of reported problems with time together in the relationship and husband’s relational aggression (e.g., Bradford et al, 2019). In another study, participants’ negative perceptions of their parents’ marriage were related to lower marital satisfaction, but this link was moderated by self‐reported couple‐level attachment behaviors, wherein participants’ marital satisfaction was not as low when they had negative perceptions of their parents’ marriage yet reported more stable attachment behaviors in their relationships (Alder, Yorgason, Sandberg, & Davis, 2017).…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinningsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To capture both positive and negative dimensions associated with marital quality, we conceptualize relationship quality as others have previously (e.g., Bradford, Dobry, Sandberg, & Coyne, 2019), using measures of relationship satisfaction, relationship stability, and frequency of myriad problem areas in the marriage. Relationship satisfaction and stability are consistently associated with positive trajectories and outcomes in marriage (Karney & Bradbury, 1995; VanLaningham, Johnson, & Amato, 2001).…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinningsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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They May Disapprove, but I Still Love You: Attachment Behaviors Moderate the Effect of Social Disapproval on Marital Relationship Quality

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The degree of approval for a relationship from one's social network has been shown to predict relationship outcomes. Additional research has shown that attachment can buffer the negative effects of various factors (e.g., depression) on relationships. Using an actorpartner interdependence model in an SEM framework, we research the effects of disapproval from parents and friends for one's relationship on marital relationship quality for self and partner in a sample of 858 married couples. We also examine whether each spouse's attachment behaviors can moderate these effects. Results indicated that one's own attachment behaviors moderate the effects of their own parents' and friends' disapproval on their self-reported relationship quality for both men and women. Partner's attachment behaviors moderate own friend's disapproval on self-reported relationship quality for men and women; additionally, the main effect of partner's friends' and parents' disapproval became nonsignificant with that test. The findings provide evidence that attachment behaviors of both partners play a role in buffering the negative effects of the social network disapproval on relationship outcomes. Clinical implications are discussed.

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confidence: 99%