Long-distance and proximal romantic relationship satisfaction: attachment and closeness predictors

Journal of College Counseling

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-17

  Roberts, Amber ^a,b   Carole Pistole, M ^a,b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649239979     PISSN: 10990399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2009.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Arditti, J. A., & Kauffman, M. (2003). Staving close when apart: Intimacy and meaning in long-distance dating relationships. In M. Coleman & L. Ganong (Eds.), Points & counterpoints: Controversial relationship and family issues in the 21st century: An anthology (pp. 51-55). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
2. Aron, A., Aron, E. N., & Smollan, D. (1992). Inclusion of Other in Self Scale and the structure of interpersonal closeness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 596-612.
3. Barnett, R. C., Gareis, K. C., James, J. B., & Steele, J. (2003). Planning ahead: College seniors' concerns about career-marriage conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 62, 305-319. (Pubitemid 36535595)
4. Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 226-244.
5. Berscheid, E., Snyder, M., & Omoto, A. M. (1989). The Relationship Closeness Inventory: Assessing the closeness of interpersonal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 792-807.
6. Bowlby, J. (1979). The making and breaking of affectional bonds. London: Tavistock.
7. Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. New York: Basic Books.
8. Brennan, K. A., Clark, C. L., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Self-report measurement of adult attachment: An integrative overview. In J. A. Simpson &W. S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and close relationships (pp. 46-76). New York: Guilford Press.
9. Edelstein, R. S., & Shaver, P. R. (2004). Avoidant attachment: Exploration of an oxymoron. In D. J. Mashek & A. P. Aron (Eds.), Handbook of closeness and intimacy (pp. 397-412). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
10. Fraley, R. C., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Airport separations: A naturalistic study of adult attachment dynamics in separating couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1198-1212.
11. Graham, J. M., Liu, Y. J., Jeziorski, J. L. (2006). The Dyadic Adjustment Scale: A reliability generalization meta-analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 701-717.
12. Grayson, P. A. (2006). Overview. In P. A. Grayson & P. W. Meilman (Eds.), College mental health practice (pp. 1-20). New York: Routledge.
13. Guldner, G. T., & Swensen, C. H. (1995). Time spent together and relationship quality: Long-distance relationships as a test case. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 313-320.
14. Hazan, C, Gur-Yaish, N., & Campa, M. (2004). What does it mean to be attached? In W. S. Rholes & J. A. Simpson (Eds.), Adult attachment: Theory, research, and clinical implications (pp. 55-85). New York: Guilford Press.
15. Le,B.,&Agnew,C.R.(2001). Needfulfillmentandemotionalexperienceininterdependentromanticrelationships. JournalofSocialandPersonalRelationships,18,423-440.(Pubitemid33281852)
16. Levy, K. N., Blatt, S. J., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Attachment styles and parental representations.
17. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 407-419.
18. Licht, M. H. (1995). Multiple regression and correlation. In L. G. Grimm & P. R. Yarnold (Eds.), Reading and understanding multivariate statistics (pp. 19-64). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
19. Lohmann,A.,Arriaga,X.B.,&Goodfriend,W.(2003). Closerelationshipsandplacemaking:Doobjectsinacouple'shomereflectcouplehood? PersonalRelationships,10,437-449.(Pubitemid37089319)
20. Magnuson, S., & Norem, K. (1999). Challenges for higher education couples in commuter marriages: Insights for couples and counselors who work with them. The Family Journal, 7, 125-134.
21. McGinnis, S. L. (2003). Cohabiting, dating, and perceived costs of marriage: A model for mar- riage entry. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 65, 105-116. (Pubitemid 36256510)
22. Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R (2003). The attachment behavioral system in adulthood: Activation, psychodynamics, and interpersonal processes. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 35, pp. 53-152). New York: Academic Press.
23. Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2007). Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change. New York: Guilford Press.
24. Pistole, M. C. (2003). Linking work, love, individual, and family issues in counseling: An attachment theory perspective. In P. Erdman & T. Caffery (Eds.), Attachment and family systems: Conceptual, empirical, and therapeutic relatedness (pp. 117-137). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
25. Pistole, M. C., & Watkins, C. E., Jr. (1995). Attachment theory, counseling process, and supervi- sion. Counseling Psychologist, 23, 457-478.
26. Sahlstein, E. M. (2004). Relating at a distance: Negotiating being together and being apart in long-distance relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 689-710. (Pubitemid 39443454)
27. Schwebel, A. L, Dunn, R. L., Moss, B. F., & Renner, M. A. (1992). Factors associated with relationship stability in geographically separated couples. Journal of College Student Develop- ment, 33, 222-230.
28. Spanier, G. B. (1976). Measuring dyadic adjustment: New scales for assessing the quality of marriage and similar dyads. Journal of Marriage &the Family, 38, 15-28.
29. Stafford, L. (2005). Maintaining long-distance and cross-residential relationships. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
30. Stafford, L., Kline, S. L., & Rankin, C. T. (2004). Married individuals, cohabiters, and cohabiters who marry: A longitudinal study of relational and individual well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 231-248. (Pubitemid 38651737)
31. VanHorn,K.R.,Arnone,A.,Nesbitt,K.,Desilets,L.,Sears,T.,Giffin,M., &Brudi,R.(1997). Physicaldistanceandinterpersonalcharacteristicsincollegestudents'romantic relationships.PersonalRelationships,4,25-34.(Pubitemid127042534)
32. van Ijzendoorn, M. H., & Sagi, A. (1999). Cross-cultural patterns of attachment: Universal and contextual dimensions. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 713-734). New York: Guilford Press.
33. Westefeld, J. S., & Liddeü, D. (1982). Coping with long-distance relationships. Journal of College Student Personnel, 23, 550-551.