Parental attachment and romantic relationships in emerging adults: The role of emotional regulation processes

Ávila, Marisa; Cabral, Joana I.T.A.; Matos, Paula Mena

doi:10.1080/19424620.2011.593342

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“…Gross and John () remarked that higher levels of ES are often associated with an avoidant attachment pattern in which the individuals are involved in relationships portrayed by emotional distance and relatively low expectations of their social partner's availability and supportiveness. This conclusion is congruent with empirical findings (e.g., Ávila, Cabral, & Matos, ; Brenning & Braet, ).…”

Section: Parental Wesupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Consequently, the lessening of conflicts in the interparental relationship allows for children's adequate emotional development (Fosco & Grych, ; Lamb & Lewis, ). Thus, although the chronic use of ES as an expression of an avoidant pattern of attachment (Ávila et al, ; Brenning & Braet, ; Gross & John, ) may be negative for familial relationships and child development, this does not mean that ES cannot or should not also be used as part of healthy social interactions. In this regard, we believe that further studies should aim to obtain information about the social context related to the selection of specific ER strategies, ideally through the daily measure of those strategies for a continued time period.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Parent's and Children's Emotion Regulation and the Work–Family Interface

Melim

Matias

Ferreira

et al. 2019

J of Marriage and Family

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Objective: This study investigates the mediating role of parent-child relationship quality on the association between parents' work-related exhaustion and children's emotion regulation and lability. The moderating role of parent's emotion suppression is also considered. Background: Work-related exhaustion has a significant impact in family life. However, few studies have investigated its relationship with both parent-child relationships and children's outcomes. Method: Structural equation modeling and path analysis were used on a sample of 120 dual-earner couples living in Portugal with children aged 2 to 6 years. Results: Analysis revealed that (a) the quality of the father-child relationship mediates the link between father's work-related exhaustion and child's emotion regulation and lability and (b) the quality of mother-child relationship mediates the link between mother's work-related exhaustion and children's lability; (c) mother's work-related exhaustion and emotion suppression negatively relate to mother-child as well

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Section: Parental Wesupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Parent's and Children's Emotion Regulation and the Work–Family Interface

Melim

Matias

Ferreira

et al. 2019

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Studies suggest that securely attached individuals are capable of preventing the spread of negative affect (Mikulincer & Orbach, 1995) and are more competent, resilient, and effective in functioning across a variety of adjustment indicators. They present greater capacity for effective self‐regulation, more flexible, integrative, and reflective information processing abilities, a stronger sense of control and self‐efficacy, and a broader repertoire of social skills (Ávila, Cabral, & Matos, 2011; Lopez, 2009; Lopez & Fons‐Scheyd, 2008). Empirical research has also demonstrated how adult attachment plays an important role in determining the level of stress that individuals experience (and the coping strategies they use) in various stressful situations, including working tasks, functioning the working models of attachment as internal structures through which individuals organize, experience, and cope with stress (Lopez & Fons‐Scheyd, 2008; Mikulincer & Florian, 1998; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Each of these four dimensions consists of 13 items, with responses assessed based on a 6‐point Likert‐type scale ranging from totally disagree to totally agree. Results from psychometric and validity studies with several independent samples indicate that the RAQ is a valid and reliable measure for studying the quality of adult romantic attachment, showing adequate psychometric properties (Ávila et al, 2011; Matos et al, 2001). In the present study, Cronbach's α for trust was .91, .87 for avoidance, .85 for dependence, and .86 for ambivalence.…”

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Attachment and Parenting: The Mediating Role of Work‐Family Balance in Portuguese Parents of Preschool Children

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Given the increasingly challenging task of balancing multiple adult life roles in contemporary society, this study examined the influences of both conflicting and (positively) synergistic work and family roles in mediating associations between the quality of adult attachment and both parental satisfaction and parenting stress. Participants were 242 Portuguese fathers and mothers involved in dual-earner relationships and in parenting preschool-aged children. StructuralEquations Modeling analyses yielded findings demonstrating that the paths from romantic attachment (avoidance and anxiety) to parenting stress and satisfaction were fully explained by work-family dimensions, especially the conflict dimension. Implications of these findings for parent education and intervention are discussed.One of the most emblematic aspects of the end of the 20th century and early 21st century lies in the rapid pace of change that has occurred in two central areas of life: work and family. Contemporary adults in dual-earner families with children face increasingly new challenges in balancing their multiple roles as

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“…While most studies on adult attachment elaborate on how the interactions with parents during childhood influence adult relationships (Auslander, Short, Succop, & Rosenthal, 2009;Ávila, Cabral, & Matos, 2011;Feeney, 2004;Feeney & Noller, 1990;Fraley, 2010), this research proposes that a lasting love romantic relationship has the ability to change the correlation between the adult attachment style to peers and the adult perceptions of their past attachment to parents.…”

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Attachment to Peers and Perception of Attachment to Parents in Adults

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Bucher-Maluschke²,

Alexandre³

et al. 2017

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The attachment behavior is created in the infancy and accompanies the person throughout life. Considering that the attachment style may change, this article investigates the impact of a lasting love relationship and its influence in adults' perception of attachment to parents in the past, as well as adults' attachment to peers in the present. Using the romantic relationship as a mediator, this study assesses the correlations between the current adult attachment style to peers, as evaluated by the PAAS instrument (Portuguese Adult Attachment Scale), and the adult perceptions of their past attachment to parents, measured by FMAQ (Father and Mother Attachment Questionnaire). This research used a convenience sample consisting of 180 participants, with age between 19 and 49 years old. The results demonstrate that there are correlations between the current attachment to peers and the individuals' perception of attachment to father and mother. At the same time, however, the results show that there are differences in the correlation between the group with a lasting love relationship (G1/LLR) and the group without one (G2/WLLR). Therefore, it can be concluded from the results of this research that a lasting love relationship has the possibility to modify internal working models, as well as a person's attachment style.

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Parental attachment and romantic relationships in emerging adults: The role of emotional regulation processes

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Parent's and Children's Emotion Regulation and the Work–Family Interface

Parent's and Children's Emotion Regulation and the Work–Family Interface

Attachment and Parenting: The Mediating Role of Work‐Family Balance in Portuguese Parents of Preschool Children

Attachment to Peers and Perception of Attachment to Parents in Adults

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