Influence of Family of Origin and Adult Romantic Partners on Romantic Attachment Security

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 622-632

  Dinero, Rachel E ^a   Conger, Rand D ^b   Shaver, Phillip R ^b   Widaman, Keith F ^b   Larsen Rife, Dannelle ^b  

^a OMEP The World Organization for Early Childhood Education

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; family; parent; relationship; security

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 51049089303     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012506     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Ainsworth M.S., Blehar M.C., Waters E., and Wall S. Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the Strange Situation (1978), Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ
2. Allen J.P., and Land D. Attachment in adolescence. In: Cassidy J., and Shaver P.R. (Eds). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research and clinical applications (1999), Guilford Press, New York 319-335
3. Babcock J.C., Jacobson N.S., Gottman J.M., and Yerington T.P. Attachment, emotional regulation, and the function of marital violence: Differences between secure, preoccupied, and dismissing violent and nonviolent husbands. Journal of Family Violence 15 (2000) 391-409
4. Bartholomew K. Avoidance of intimacy: An attachment perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 7 (1990) 147-178
5. Bartholomew K., and Horowitz L.M. Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 61 (1991) 226-244
6. Bouthillier D., Julien D., Dube M., Belanger I., and Hamelin M. Predictive validity of adult attachment measures in relation to emotion regulation behaviors in marital interactions. Journal of Adult Development 9 (2002) 291-305
7. Bowlby J. Attachment and loss: Vol. 1. Attachment (1969), Hogarth, London
8. Bowlby J. Attachment and loss: Retrospect and prospect. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 52 (1982) 664-678
9. Brennan K.A., Clark C.L., and Shaver P.R. Self-report measurement of adult romantic attachment: An integrative overview. In: Simpson J.A., and Rholes W.S. (Eds). Attachment theory and close relationships (1998), Guilford Press, New York 46-76
10. Bretherton I., and Munholland K.A. Internal working models in attachment relationships: A construct revisited. In: Cassidy J., and Shaver P.R. (Eds). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (1999), Guilford Press, New York 89-114
11. Campbell L., Simpson J., Boldry J., and Kashy D.A. Perceptions of conflict and support in romantic relationships: The role of attachment anxiety. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 88 (2005) 510-531
12. Collins N.L., and Read S.J. Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 58 (1990) 644-663
13. Conger R.D., Cui M., Bryant C., and Elder Jr. G.H. Competence in early adult romantic relationships: A developmental perspective on family influences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 79 (2000) 224-237
14. Creasey G., and Ladd A. Generalized and specific attachment representations: Unique and interactive roles in predicting conflict behaviors in close relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 31 (2005) 1026-1038
15. Cui M., Conger R.D., Bryant C.M., and Elder Jr. G.H. Parental behavior and the quality of adolescent friendships: A social contextual perspective. Journal of Marriage and Family 64 (2002) 676-689
16. Cupach W.R., and Metts S. Accounts of relational dissolution: A comparison of marital and non-marital relationships. Communication Monographs 53 (1986) 311-334
17. Davila J., Karney B.R., and Bradbury T.N. Attachment change processes in the early years of marriage. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 76 (1999) 783-802
18. Donnellan M.B., Larsen-Rife D., and Conger R.D. Personality, family history, and competence in early adult romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 88 (2005) 562-576
19. Feeney B.C. A secure base: Responsive support of goal strivings and exploration in adult intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87 (2004) 631-648
20. Fraley R.C. Attachment stability from infancy to adulthood: Meta-analysis and dynamic modeling of developmental mechanisms. Personality and Social Psychology Review 6 (2002) 123-151
21. Fraley R.C., and Davis K.E. Attachment formation and transfer in young adults' close friendships and romantic relationships. Personal Relationships 4 (1997) 131-144
22. George, C., Kaplan, N., & Main, M. (1996). Adult Attachment Interview protocol (3rd version). Unpublished manuscript, University of California, Berkeley.
23. Griffin D.W., and Bartholomew K. The metaphysics of measurement: The case of adult attachment. In: Bartholomew K., and Perlman D.P. (Eds). Advances in personal relationships: Attachment processes in adult relationships 5 (1994), Jessica Kingsley, London 17-52
24. Griffin D.W., and Bartholomew K. Models of the self and other: Fundamental dimensions underlying measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67 (1994) 430-445
25. Guerrero L.K. Attachment-style differences in intimacy and involvement: A test of the four category model. Communication Monographs 63 (1996) 269-292
26. Hamilton C.E. Continuity and discontinuity of attachment from infancy through adolescence. Child Development 71 (2000) 690-694
27. Hazan C., and Shaver P.R. Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 52 (1987) 511-524
28. Hesse E. The adult attachment interview: Historical and current perspectives. In: Cassidy J., and Shaver P.R. (Eds). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (1999), Guilford Press, New York 395-433
29. Jones D.J., Forehand R., and Beach S.R.H. Maternal and paternal parenting during adolescence: Forecasting early adult psychological adjustment. Adolescence 35 (2000) 513-530
30. Kennedy J.K., Bolger N., and Shrout P.E. Witnessing interpersonal psychological aggression in childhood: Implications for daily conflict in adult intimate relationships. Journal of Personality 70 (2002) 1051-1077
31. Kenny D.A., Kashy D.A., and Cook W.L. Dyadic data analysis (2006), Guilford Press, New York
32. Kirkpatrick L.A., and Hazan C. Attachment styles and close relationships: A four-year prospective study. Personal Relationships 1 (1994) 123-142
33. Le Poire B.A., Shepard C., and Duggan A. Nonverbal involvement, expressiveness, and pleasantness as predicted by parental and partner attachment style. Communication Monographs 66 (1999) 293-311
34. Main M., Kaplan N., and Cassidy J. Security in infancy, childhood, and adulthood: A move to the level of representation. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 50 (1985) 66-104
35. Melby J.N., and Conger R.D. The Iowa Family Interaction Rating Scales: Instrument summary. In: Kerig P.K., and Lindahl K.M. (Eds). Family observation coding systems: Resources for systemic research (2001), Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ 33-57
36. Mikulincer M., and Shaver P.R. The attachment behavioral system in adulthood: Activation, psychodynamics, and interpersonal processes. In: Zanna M.P. (Ed). Advances in experimental social psychology 35 (2003), Academic Press, New York 53-152
37. Mikulincer M., and Shaver P.R. Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change (2007), Guilford Press, New York
38. Nitzberg, R. E. (2006). Romantic attachment development: The stability of attachment representations and the influence of parents and romantic partners. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Davis.
39. Roisman G.I., Collins A.W., Sroufe A.L., and Egeland B. Predictors of young adults' representations and behavior in their current romantic relationships: Prospective test of the prototype hypothesis. Attachment and Human Development 7 (2005) 105-121
40. Roisman G.I., Madsen S.D., Hennighausen K.H., and Collins W.A. The coherence of dyadic behavior across parent-child and romantic relationships as mediated by the internalized representation of experience. Attachment and Human Development 3 (2001) 156-172
41. Simpson J.A., Collins W.A., Tran S., and Haydon K.C. Attachment and the experience and expression of emotions in romantic relationships: A developmental perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 92 (2007) 355-367
42. Simpson J.A., Rholes S.W., and Phillips D. Conflict in close relationships: An attachment perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 71 (1996) 899-914
43. Stafford L., and Canary D.J. Maintenance strategies and romantic relationship type, gender, and relational characteristics. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 8 (1991) 217-242
44. Steinberg S., Davila J., and Fincham F. Adolescent marital expectations and romantic experiences: Associations with perceptions about parental conflict and adolescent attachment security. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 35 (2006) 333-348
45. Thompson R.A. Early attachment and later development. In: Cassidy J., and Shaver P.R. (Eds). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (1999), Guilford Press, New York 265-286
46. Truan G.S., Herscovitch J., and Lohrenz J.G. The relationship of childhood experience to the quality of marriage. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 32 (1987) 87-92
47. Tucker J.S., and Anders S.L. Adult attachment style and nonverbal closeness in dating couples. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 22 (1998) 109-124
48. Weinfield N.S., Sroufe L.A., and Egeland B. Attachment from infancy to early adulthood in a high-risk sample: Continuity, discontinuity, and their correlates. Child Development 71 (2000) 695-702
49. Weinfield N.S., Sroufe L.A., Egeland B., and Carlson E.A. The nature of individual differences in infant-caregiver attachment. In: Cassidy J., and Shaver P.R. (Eds). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (1999), Guilford Press, New York 68-88
50. Widaman K.F., and Reise S.R. Exploring the measurement invariance of psychological instruments: Applications in the substance use domain. In: Bryant K.J., Windle M., and West S.G. (Eds). The science of prevention: Methodological advances from alcohol and substance use research (1997), American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 281-324