In a study of adult children whose parents were institutionalized, Crispi, Schiaffino, and Berman 1997 found that children's
attachment style predicted aspects of their well - being.
Feeling supported and feeling satisfied: How one partner's
attachment style predicts the other partner's relationship experiences.
More specifically, when parents are more supportive and less authoritarian, their children's verbal and intelligence scores are higher, when examined prospectively.12, 13 Similarly, small to medium effect sizes have been found through meta - analysis for the relationship between mother - child attachment and children's peer relations, 14 and there is evidence that
attachment style predicts differing trajectories in terms of the child's emotion regulation.15
Not exact matches
One study looked at
attachment styles over three generations and found that the mother's
attachment style when she was pregnant
predicted her baby's
attachment style at one year of age for about 70 % of cases.
The
attachment styles of individuals may
predict how they perceive and respond to their environment.
While we can not say that early
attachment styles are identical to adult romantic
attachment, research has shown that early
attachment styles can help
predict patterns of behavior in adulthood.
Numerous studies have supported Ainsworth's conclusions and additional research has revealed that these early
attachment styles can help
predict behaviors later in life.
The purpose of this research was to
predict social problem - solving skills in two dimensions (functional and dysfunctional), based on birth order and
attachment styles in university students.
The results revealed that avoidant and anxious
attachment styles had significant and positive relationship with dysfunctional social problem solving, and had significant and negative relationship with functional social problem solving skills; and birth order significantly
predicted dysfunctional social problem solving.
Although being high in
attachment avoidance or anxiety may
predict worse health, newer work by Beck and colleagues (2013) suggests that it's the combination of
attachment styles within a relationship that matter most.5 Specifically, the researchers explored whether a poor fit in
attachment styles, such as an anxious - avoidant pair like Anna and Elsa, can potentially affect aspects of physical health.
154 high - risk community women studied in 1990 — 1995, were followed - up in 1995 — 1999 to test the role of insecure
attachment style in
predicting new episodes of anxiety and / or major depressive disorder.
60: 70 — 78) by showing how
attachment styles, perception of relationship power, and satisfaction with relationship power are related in
predicting aggression against a romantic partner.
Thinking about the recent meta - analysis on breakups in dating couples, one of the interesting findings of that study was that someone's
attachment «
style» (whether someone is secure or insecure) doesn't
predict whether that person's relationship will last or end.
According to Bader, the problems a couple will face can be
predicted, based on the
attachment style of each partner, the current developmental stage of each partner and the relationship, and the length of time the partners have been together.
One study looked at
attachment styles over three generations and found that the mother's
attachment style when she was pregnant
predicted her baby's
attachment style at one year of age for about 70 % of cases.
The
attachment styles of individuals may
predict how they perceive and respond to their environment.
In three multivariate regression models indicated that
attachment style significantly
predicted relationship satisfaction (29 % of variance accounted for), sexual satisfaction (19 % of variance accounted for), and sexual desire (4 % of variance accounted for).
Attachment style and respiratory sinus arrhythmia
predict post-treatment quality of life in breast cancer survivors
It is well - known that if that caretaker connection is broken, this can
predict a pattern of insecure
attachment styles.
In both patients and siblings, ChM
predicted positive symptoms and this relationship was partly mediated by
attachment style.
The proposed study aims to explore the extent to which culture, gender,
attachment style, and relationship length
predict each of the six love
styles.
Each of the predictor variables; cultural orientation, gender,
attachment style, and relationship length made an independent contribution to each love
style and the model significantly
predicted each of the love
styles, which in turn were unique.
Scores on the anxious
attachment dimension were also negatively related to this love
style, however collectivism positively
predicted it.
We expected that, in a hybrid Structural Equation Model, the selected study variables (personality,
attachment style and interpersonal attraction) will
predict romantic inclination mediated by social influence (media and peer influence).
It is evident from the model that among the proximal factors namely personality,
attachment style and interpersonal attraction, the role of personality is stronger in
predicting romantic inclination (0.24) compared to insignificant and weak direct paths shown by
attachment style and interpersonal attraction (0.02 & 0.01 respectively).
In terms of
attachment styles, the insecure anxious
style is expected to positively
predict Mania, and the avoidant
style to positively
predict Ludus.
In terms of the predictor variables selected, every one significantly
predicted at least one love
style, and supporting our predictions that cultural orientation, adult
attachment style, gender and relationship length are crucial to understanding love attitudes.
This study explored whether cultural orientation, gender,
attachment style, and relationship could be combined to
predict each of the different love
styles, and the results revealed that they did.
A dysfunctional coping
style in adolescence
predicted insecure - preoccupied
attachment in adulthood.
Parental responses to children's emotional expressions have been often taken into account, trying to
predict their effects on child's developmental outcomes; according to recent empirical pieces of evidence, parents» response shows a great variability with relevant implications on offspring's socio - emotional competences, pro-social behavior,
attachment style, regulation of affective responses, and coping (15).
The purpose of this study was to 1) compare general affective dispositions (depression and anxiety) and negative affect during interpersonal conflict as a function of
attachment security, 2) examine appraisals as a function of
attachment style and as predictors of coping, 3) compare strategies of coping with interpersonal conflict as a function of
attachment style, and 4) investigate the roles of
attachment style, affect, and appraisals in
predicting coping in the context of interpersonal conflict.
By
predicting the relationship status,
attachment style explained only 1 % of the variance whereas the socio - demographic variables came to 40 %.
Underline factors that explain parental sensitivity and responses to children's emotional signals may be
predicted by their own
attachment style (15, 16).
Participants» adult
attachment styles (experiences in close relationships revised)
predicted attitudes scores, but only when measured implicitly.
Dewitte et al. (2008, p. 282) used the IAT «as an index of the implicit
attachment self - concept» and found that self - esteem and relational anxiety on the IAT were, in fact, correlated with
attachment style, and able to
predict strategies for successfully managing
attachment - related stressful circumstances.
These findings underline the fundamental role of adult
attachment style in
predicting attitudes related to the caregiving system.
In another longitudinal study, Kroger and Haslett (1988) demonstrated that identity formation
predicted attachment style.
Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that general and specific
attachment style, affect, and appraisals significantly
predict coping strategies.
The four - category model of
attachment predicts that a secure and insecure
attachment style has a different relationship with the perception of both stress and social support in interpersonal relationships toward people.
As with depressed mothers, authors found less synchronous parent - child interactions among psychotic mothers [63]; and (6) In terms of
attachment styles, synchrony during interactions (high vs. low)
predicted children's profiles (secure vs. insecure)[53], [83].
Lowyck et al. (2009) used a longitudinal design and found secure
attachment style positively
predicted well - being following either successful or unsuccessful IVF treatment.