APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
How Does Attachment Style Develop in Romantic Relationships? Differential Roles of Average Responsiveness and Day-to-Day Variability in Responsiveness
- Gul Gunaydin
Bilkent University, Ankara - Emre Selcuk
Middle East Technical University, Ankara - Betul Urganci
Bilkent University, Ankara - Sumeyra Yalcintas
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Abstract
By studying couples in fledgling romantic relationships, the present study demonstrated for the first time that variability in partner responsiveness on stressful days predicted increases in attachment anxiety (but not avoidance) whereas mean partner responsiveness on stressful days predicted decreases in attachment avoidance (but not anxiety).
Social Interpersonal Relationships
