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

Bradford, Angela B.; Drean, Lauren; Sandberg, Jonathan G.; Johnson, Lee N.

doi:10.1111/famp.12519

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“…On the one hand, satisfaction with sentimental life choices is predicted by attachment style. This supports existing literature (Akpan & Ottu, 2011;Bradford et al, 2019;Jones & Cunningham, 1996;Kirkpatrick & Davis, 1994) as well as the idea that intimate relationships are influenced by affective experiences that could be traced back to early life development. Apparently, in sentimental life choices these preexisting dispositions are more relevant in influencing final satisfaction than the cognitive processes utilized to decide.…”

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confidence: 89%

How to make big decisions: A cross-sectional study on the decision making process in life choices

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People often make life choices that will affect their future (e.g. getting married). However, research on decision making focuses more on abstract dilemmas than on decision making. The aim of this study is threefold: to analyze (1) whether people rely mainly on intuitive or rational processing (System 1 or 2) when making life choices; (2) whether some characteristics of recalled life choices (e.g., difficulty in making the decision) differ between life areas (sentimental and work contexts); (3) whether personality traits and System 1 or 2 utilization may predict final satisfaction in life choices. By conducting a cross-sectional study on 188 participants’ recall of selected life decisions (in the sentimental and work life areas) we found that System 1 is more involved than System 2 in sentimental choices while the opposite happens for work ones. Lastly, satisfaction in life choices is partially predicted by the involvement of cognitive systems and individual differences, with different predictors emerging across life areas. Discussion suggests directions for future research on naturalistic decision making.

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confidence: 89%

How to make big decisions: A cross-sectional study on the decision making process in life choices

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“…They may also be missing out on the meaningful social support and companionship that romantic partners can provide during young adulthood (Braithwaite et al, 2010; Lee et al, 2020). It may also be that pressure to be partnered from friends, family, and the broader culture may hamper well‐being among singles (e.g., Blair & Pukall, 2015; Bradford et al, 2020; Wright & Sinclair, 2012), even when they don't actually desire a romantic relationship. This pressure may be influencing them more as they get older, as suggested by the moderating effect of age on the association between singlehood and general life satisfaction.…”

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Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

Watkins,

Beckmeyer,

Jamison

2023

Family Relations

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ObjectiveThe goal was to explore if perceived romantic relationship importance moderated associations between single status and young adults' positive well‐being.BackgroundSinglehood is often framed within a deficit framework, with the expectation that being single during young adulthood may be costly for well‐being. That approach, however, does not account for young adults' romantic goals, which may shape how being single is connected to well‐being.MethodParticipants were 909 American young adults, ages 18–35 (M = 26.6, 51% female, 81% heterosexual, 58% White, non‐Hispanic), who completed an online survey in December 2019.ResultsBeing single, compared to having a romantic partner, was associated with lower love life satisfaction, general life satisfaction, and flourishing. However, the associations with general life and love life satisfaction were attenuated by relationship dismissal.ConclusionAlthough single young adults reported lower general and love life satisfaction and flourishing, when perceptions of relationship importance were taken into account, relationship dismissal ameliorated the effect of being single on love life satisfaction and general life satisfaction. Placing less importance on romantic relationships may be a promotive factor for single young adults' positive well‐being.ImplicationsThese findings have implications for supporting young adults' positive well‐being, particularly by framing singlehood as normative and, in some cases, preferable to romantic involvement.

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“…In Gottman's research on marriages, he detected a set of traits, called "Four Deadly Horsemen", which indicate the lack of effective communication modification mechanisms and predict weak marital satisfaction and divorce (6,7).…”

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On the Causal Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Marital Satisfaction: Mediating Role of Gottman's Marital Communication Model

Mardani

Marashi

Abbaspour

2021

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: Marital satisfaction is one of the main factors affecting the quality of life in marital relationships. It refers to individuals’ positive attitudes toward their marital relationship, and marital dissatisfaction is a negative and displeased attitude toward various aspects of marital relationship. Objectives: The present study aimed to explore the causal relationship between attachment styles and marital satisfaction regarding the mediating role of Gottman’s marital communication model. Methods: The statistical population encompassed all university students in Ahvaz in the academic year 2019 - 2020. The multi-stage random sampling method was used, and 230 persons were selected as the study samples. Hudson's Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS), Coolins and Reed's Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS), and Gottman's Communication Skills Scale (FHS) were also used to collect the data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 26 and AMOS software version 24. Results: The results indicated that the study model well-fitted the study population, and all direct paths were statistically significant. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between secure attachment, anxiety-insecure attachment, and avoidance-insecure attachment with marital satisfaction mediated by Gottman's communication skills (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Given the effect of Gottman’s couple attachment styles and four communication skills on marital satisfaction, their effectiveness in marital satisfaction is proved. Accordingly, therapists are recommended to implement educational and treatment programs containing cognitive and preventive attachment styles and Gottman’s communication skills to promote couples' marital satisfaction.

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

Cited by 7 publications

References 72 publications

How to make big decisions: A cross-sectional study on the decision making process in life choices

How to make big decisions: A cross-sectional study on the decision making process in life choices

Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

On the Causal Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Marital Satisfaction: Mediating Role of Gottman's Marital Communication Model

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