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Coregulation in Romantic Partners’ Attachment Styles: A Longitudinal Investigation
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2014)
  • Amanda M. Vicary
  • Nathan W Hudson
  • R. Chris Fraley
  • Claudia Chloe Brumbaugh
Abstract
The goal of the present research was to examine the coregulation of partner-specific attachment security in romantic relationships. We studied a sample of 172 couples 5 times over 1 year. At each assessment wave, partners independently completed a self-report measure of their security in the relationship. We operationalized attachment coregulation both as direct impacts (i.e., prospective effects of one partner on the other) and coordination (i.e., correlated changes across time). Results indicated that, after taking into account people’s prototypical levels of security, changes in security were coordinated within couples.
Keywords
  • adult attachment,
  • close relationships,
  • coregulation,
  • personality processes
Publication Date
Summer July, 2014
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167214528989
Publisher Statement
The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin is an official journal for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Published by Sage, the journal is an international outlet for original empirical papers in all areas of personality and social psychology. For more information about this journal please visit The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin online.
Citation Information
Amanda M. Vicary, Nathan W Hudson, R. Chris Fraley and Claudia Chloe Brumbaugh. "Coregulation in Romantic Partners’ Attachment Styles: A Longitudinal Investigation" Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 40 Iss. 7 (2014) p. 845 - 857 ISSN: 01461672
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amanda_vicary/18/