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| author | Areti Zikopoulos |
| title | The Role of Type of Caregiving and Attachment Style on the Evaluation of Others' Relationships |
| abstract | Research has demonstrated that an adult's attachment style relates to preferences for different types of care following
a distressing relationship experience (Collins, Ford, Guichard, & Allard, 2006; Tran & Simpson, 2009). One open question, however, is whether attachment
styles are so pervasive that they also relate to the ways in which individuals judge other's relationships. Participants read one of four vignettes that described
a mild relationship conflict in which the male partner expressed a form of instrumental care, emotional care, physical care, or provided no support to his female
partner. The participants' own attachment styles were measured using the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ). Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were
run on the primary dependent variables--the participants' opinions on the overall evaluation of the relationship and whether or not they felt the couple would
still be together after one year. Type of care condition and participants' attachment styles were not found to have any effect on their judgments of the
relationship in the vignette. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
| school | The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University |
| degree | B.A. (2017) |
| advisor | Jessica Lakin |
| committee | Hilary Kalagher
Sarah Abramowitz |
| full text | AZikopoulos.pdf |
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