Issues of closeness and distance in dating relationships: Effects of sex and attachment style
Issues of closeness and distance in dating relationships: Effects of sex and attachment style
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DOI：
10.1177/0265407599165002
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发表时间：
1999-10-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Feeney, JA
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作者：
Feeney, JA
本研究旨在通过整合依恋理论、性别角色社会化理论和辩证矛盾理论，阐明在已建立的约会关系中伴侣对亲密和距离的需要的本质。72对交往一年以上的情侣提供了他们的关系的非结构化描述，并完成了依恋风格和关系满意度的测量，定性和定量分析。结果表明，亲密和距离的问题是非常突出的，特别是对不安全的依恋个体。报告的存在和性质的差异，在合作伙伴的需要接近距离预测的性别和双方的依恋风格，这些差异也与关系满意度。参与者经常报告说，在关系的过程中，关于亲密-距离的互动发生了变化，这支持了辩证理论家对自主需求和联系需求之间的紧张关系的强调。反复发生的近距离冲突与依恋不安全感有关，尤其是男性的拒绝回避。结果强调，需要考虑性别和依恋风格的差异，解释冲突的亲密和距离。
This study was designed to clarify the nature of partners' needs for closeness and distance in established dating relationships, by integrating theories of attachment, gender role socialization, and dialectical contradictions. Seventy-two couples who had been dating their partners for at least one year provided unstructured accounts of their relationships, and completed measures of attachment style and relationship satisfaction, Both qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted. Results showed that issues of closeness and distance were highly salient, especially for insecurely attached individuals. The presence and nature of reported differences in partners' needs for closeness-distance were predicted by sex and by the attachment styles of both partners; these differences were also linked to relationship satisfaction. Participants frequently reported that interactions concerning closeness-distance had changed during the course of the relationship, supporting dialectical theorists' emphasis on the tension between needs for autonomy and connection. Recurrent conflicts over closeness-distance were linked with attachment insecurity, especially males' dismissing-avoidance. The results highlight the need to consider both sex and attachment style differences in explaining conflicts over closeness and distance.