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The Relationship Satisfaction Level of Romantic CouplesAccording to Adult Attachment Styles

Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology / Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, (P)1229-0653;
2008, v.22 no.2, pp.59-74
https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2008.22.2.005

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Abstract

This study is to look into the satisfaction level of couples who are clustered by adults' attachment style and to analyze the styles and factors that influence the relationship. To this end, 374 couples who had been in actual relationship for more than 3months were selected. Average age of men selected was 26.6 and women's average age was 25.0. The results of the study were ; In the category of satisfaction level by adults' attachment style combination, satisfaction level was higher in couples of Secure Style Man:Secure Style Woman. Meanwhile, higher dissatisfaction level was found in couples of Preoccupied Style Man:Dismissing Style Woman and Dismissing Style Woman:Fearful Style Man. Especially Preoccupied Style had most harmful influence on relationship satisfaction. And in all types, communication for problem solving caused the highest level dissatisfaction. In case of combining with Secure Style, the satisfaction level was higher in Dismissing and Preoccupied Style but Fearful Style showed higher dissatisfaction level. This result brought the hypothesis that Secure Style has a good influence on relationship satisfaction into existence. The meanings of and suggestions on the results of this study is to be discussed.

keywords
Adult Attachment Style, Secure, Fearful, Preoccupied, Dismissing, Adult Attachment Style, Secure, Fearful, Preoccupied, Dismissing, 성인애착유형, 관계만족, 안정형, 두려움형, 집착형, 거부형

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