TY - JOUR
T1 - Romantic Attachment Among Young Adults
T2 - The Effects of Parental Divorce and Residential Instability
AU - Washington, Katherine N.
AU - Hans, Jason D.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Using an attachment theory perspective, variation in adult romantic attachment style outcomes were examined according to childhood experiences of parental divorce and residential instability. The sample was made up of 172 young adults who were recruited using snowball sampling via online social networking. A statistical difference on adult romantic attachment style was not found between individuals who experience parental divorce and those who did not, and parental conflict and stability of residence patterns did not have a statistical impact on attachment avoidance or anxiety. However, conflict, residential stability, and time with nonresidential parent statistically improved the predictive ability of attachment anxiety among those whose parents had divorced. Specifically, time with nonresidential parent moderated adult romantic attachment anxiety.
AB - Using an attachment theory perspective, variation in adult romantic attachment style outcomes were examined according to childhood experiences of parental divorce and residential instability. The sample was made up of 172 young adults who were recruited using snowball sampling via online social networking. A statistical difference on adult romantic attachment style was not found between individuals who experience parental divorce and those who did not, and parental conflict and stability of residence patterns did not have a statistical impact on attachment avoidance or anxiety. However, conflict, residential stability, and time with nonresidential parent statistically improved the predictive ability of attachment anxiety among those whose parents had divorced. Specifically, time with nonresidential parent moderated adult romantic attachment anxiety.
KW - adult romantic attachment
KW - childhood residential patterns
KW - parental divorce
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U2 - 10.1080/10502556.2012.752684
DO - 10.1080/10502556.2012.752684
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874488460
SN - 1050-2556
VL - 54
SP - 95
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
JF - Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
IS - 2
ER -