Adult attachment styles and mental well-being in relation to romantic relationship satisfaction
Year: 2012
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant \nattachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects \ncross-sectional correlational design was utilised. Attachment orientations were \nmeasured with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale; mental wellbeing \nwas measured with the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale); \nand relationship satisfaction was measured with the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). \n118 students (50.5% female and 49.5% male), recruited through opportunity sampling, \nparticipated. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were negatively correlated with \nrelationship satisfaction, while increased well-being was positively correlated with it. The \ntheoretical and practical implications of the results contribute towards the effort for global \nimprovement in affective human relationship functioning. Author keywords: Attachment, mental well-being
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Sladjana Radulovic
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1547576837