The role of positive relationship events in romantic attachment avoidance

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buir.contributor.authorBesken, Miri
buir.contributor.orcidBesken, Miri|0000-0002-8024-4173
dc.citation.epage14en_US
dc.citation.spage1en_US
dc.contributor.authorBayraktaroğlu, D.
dc.contributor.authorGünaydın, G.
dc.contributor.authorSelçuk, E.
dc.contributor.authorBesken, Miri
dc.contributor.authorKarakitapoglu-Aygun, Z.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T13:08:22Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T13:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-28
dc.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractMotivated by the Attachment Security Enhancement Model (Arriaga et al., 2018), the present research investigated the associations between positive relationship experiences and romantic attachment avoidance in three dyadic studies that combined multiple methods, including daily diaries, laboratory observations, and longitudinal follow-ups. Frequency of daily positive relationship events (but not external positive events) during a 21-day diary period predicted declines in romantic attachment avoidance (but not anxiety) from pre to post-diary in fledgling couples (Study 1) and newlyweds (Study 2). Video-recorded discussions of fledgling couples’ shared positive experiences revealed that behaviors validating the relationship (but not simply showing conversational interest) predicted lagged declines in romantic attachment avoidance (but not anxiety) over 1 month (Study 3). The associations were mediated by positive affect during the diary period in Studies 1 and 2, and by changes in positive affect from pre to post-discussion in Study 3. Positive relationship experiences did not significantly interact with time in predicting romantic avoidance over a 1-year follow-up with quarterly assessments of attachment orientations in Study 1, over an 8-month follow-up with monthly assessments in Study 2, or over a 2-month follow-up with monthly assessments in Study 3. Altogether, these studies provide one of the most comprehensive tests of how positive relationship experiences in nondistressing contexts are linked to romantic attachment.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/pspi0000406en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1939-1315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/111366
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000406en_US
dc.source.titleJournal of Personality and Social Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectAttachment avoidanceen_US
dc.subjectAttachment changeen_US
dc.subjectAttachment security enhancement modelen_US
dc.subjectPositive affecten_US
dc.subjectPositive relationship eventsen_US
dc.titleThe role of positive relationship events in romantic attachment avoidanceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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