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SUBMITTER: Conradi HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8359179 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Conradi Henk Jan HJ Noordhof Arjen A Kamphuis Jan H JH
Journal of marital and family therapy 20210125 3
Insecure attachment in couples is negatively associated with relationship functioning. Similarity of partner attachment on the other hand might attenuate such relationship outcomes. We tested the opposing insecurity and similarity hypotheses by examining associations of attachment with relationship satisfaction and instability in a representative community sample of couples (N = 1,014). We expected: (a) negative effects of insecure attachment (main effects of actor and partner avoidance and anxi ...[more]