Similarities and differences regarding changes in attachment preferences and attachment styles in relation to romantic relationship length : longitudinal and concurrent analyses

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UMEMURA Tomotaka LACINOVÁ Lenka KOTRČOVÁ Kristína FRALEY R. Chris

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Attachment & Human Development
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Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616734.2017.1383488
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2017.1383488
Field Psychology
Keywords Adult attachment; attachment hierarchy; attachment styles; social and personal relationships; multilevel analysis
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Description This study examines whether attachment preferences and attachment styles with different figures (mother, father, romantic partner, and friends) change over the course of a romantic relationship. Study 1 employed a three-wave longitudinal sample of Czech young adults who were currently in a romantic relationship (N = 870; mean age = 21.57; SD = 1.51; 81% females). Multilevel modeling analyses revealed that, as romantic relationships progressed, attachment preferences for romantic partners increased and preferences for friends decreased. However, preferences for the mother or for the father did not change over time. The parallel pattern was found for attachment avoidance; as romantic relationships progressed, attachment avoidance with romantic partners decreased and avoidance with the best friend increased. Avoidance with mother or with father, however, did not change over time. Study 2 employed a cross-sectional international sample (n = 2,593;mean age = 31.99; SD = 12.13; 79%females). Multiple regression analyses replicated the findings of attachment avoidance in the longitudinal data.
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