Can Attachment Behaviors Moderate the Influence of Conflict Styles on Relationship Quality?

Keywords

attachment behaviors, conflict style, couples

Abstract

The current study uses a sample of married couples (N = 1718) to investigate the relationship between conflict styles and relationship quality as moderated by attachment behaviors. Results indicated that husbands’ and wives’ conflict style is significantly associated with their own perception of relationship quality, with more extreme styles being associated with decreases in relationship quality. Wives’ conflict style was a significant predictor of husbands’ relationship quality. Attachment behaviors moderated the negative relationship between conflict style and relationship quality but only for women and only at the trend level. The clinical applications of these findings are discussed.

Original Publication Citation

Cameron W. H. Hee, Jonathan G. Sandberg, Jeremy B. Yorgason & Richard B. Miller (2019) Can Attachment Behaviors Moderate the Influence of Conflict Styles on Relationship Quality?, Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 18:4, 281-302.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2019-04-15

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6906

Publisher

Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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