EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE ROLE OF ATTACHMENT STYLE FOR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/psy-visnyk/2022.3.5Keywords:
attachment theory, safety, trust, attachment style, attachment disorders, romantic relationships.Abstract
Goal. The proposed article is an experimental study of attachment style and its role in romantic relationships. Methods. The theoretical part of the work was based on a comparative analysis of Western scientific and theoretical research on the problem of romantic relationships, including modern ones. Based on the theoretical searches and generalizations, a program of empirical verification of the determined provisions was developed. The credibility and reliability of the results was ensured by the scientific and methodological validity of the research, the use of methods adequate to the task, the representativeness of the sample, and the use of the apparatus of mathematical statistics. Result. The article attempts to integrate the main tenets of the attachment theory of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth regarding the importance of emotional interaction with an adult in early childhood for the development of close relationships. The object of our research was determined by the sphere of romantic relationships. They are characterized by a close intense interaction between the opposite sex, which is based on love and characterized by a sense of trust. The conducted research made it possible to discover that people with a reliable style express themselves more openly and safely in relationships. They respect their partner's habits and values, and do not have tendencies towards addictive behavior. A worse situation was found in people of unreliable types. Therefore, partners with anxious or avoidant types were characterized by mistrust, suspicion, tension and depressive states. The situation was even worse in couples with a disorganized style. There was a lot of dependent behavior, a negative assessment of the relationship in general, and an unwillingness to take responsibility in the relationship. We see the prospects for further research in the study of the manifestation of other aspects of attachment styles on the quality of romantic relationships.
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