Abstract

CONSOLI, Natana; WAGNER BERNARDES, Jade  and  MARIN, Angela Helena. Ties Between Loved Ones: The Repercussions of the Primary Attachment Style and the Attachment Style Established between Couples in the Marital Adjustment. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2018, vol.36, n.2, pp.315-329. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.5409.

The attachment pattern established in childhood between the child and his caregiver tends to be repeated in future relationships, as in conjugality, and may facilitate or hinder such relationship. In this sense, a research of the relationship between the primary pattern of attachment, the pattern of commitment established in the conjugal relationship, and the influence of these in the marital adjustment was conduced based on a comparative, quantitative and transversal study. A sample of 100 couples was used, they responded to an initial contact form, the father/mother attachment questionnaire, questions the experiences in close relationships and a dyadic adjustment scale revised. The results indicate that the primary insurance pattern was associated with lower levels of avoidance, between the couple well adjusted relation and no suffering; while the concerned was associated without investment attachment patterns, correlated with greater levels of avoidance, and with dysfunctional relationships and suffering. The data reveal important features of couple dynamics, which can be helped by couple's therapy for developing bonds of affection that contribute to the well-being of the couple.

Keywords : attachment behavior; object relations; marital relations.

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