Relational Maintenance Behaviours Mediate the Link between Attachment and Relationship Quality in Romantic Long-Distance Relationships

This study confirmed an actor-partner interdependence mediation model in which relational maintenance behaviours mediate the relationship between romantic attachment and relationship quality, with 137 couples in long-distance relationships. Results showed significant actor and partner effects. Furthermore, both partial (implying avoidant attachment) and full (implying anxious attachment) mediations were observed.