Journal article
Adult Romantic Attachment and Relational Ethics: A Dyadic Analysis of Couples in Therapy
Contemporary family therapy, v 43(3), pp 234-247
2021
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Abstract
Using a dyadic design, we examined associations between adult attachment and relational ethics in a sample of 69 mixed-gender couples seeking therapy at a university clinic. Results showed significant variance between couples' reports of relational ethics, explained by male partners' attachment avoidance and anxiety styles. Overall, when attachment anxiety was high, partners themselves experienced greater relational ethics, but the other partner experienced lesser relational ethics. Additionally, some important gender differences emerged. While higher attachment avoidance in men was related to decreased relational ethics for both partners, increased attachment anxiety in men was related to their own reports of higher relational ethics in the relationship. This work represents a step toward empirical integration of adult attachment theory and contextual theory of therapy and points to opportunities for the development of clinical implications.
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- Title
- Adult Romantic Attachment and Relational Ethics: A Dyadic Analysis of Couples in Therapy
- Creators
- Jennifer Coppola - Syracuse UniversityRashmi Gangamma - Syracuse UniversityCodina Kawar - Our Lady of the Lake UniversityRikki Patton - University of AkronKamala Ramadoss - Syracuse University
- Publication Details
- Contemporary family therapy, v 43(3), pp 234-247
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000637629900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85103984291
- Other Identifier
- 991021867037404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical