The effects of nostalgia and avoidant attachment on relationship satisfaction and romantic motives
The effects of nostalgia and avoidant attachment on relationship satisfaction and romantic motives
The current research tested whether attachment-related avoidance interacts with nostalgia to predict individuals’ orientation towards romantic relationships. In Study 1, participants were in a relationship, and in Study 2, participants were single. In both studies, attachment-related avoidance and anxiety were measured and participants were assigned to a nostalgia or control induction. Subsequently, participants indicated their relationship satisfaction (Study 1) or desire to pursue a romantic relationship (Study 2). Results revealed that there was a negative relationship between attachment-related avoidance and high levels of relationship satisfaction (Study 1) and relationship desire (Study 2) in the nostalgia condition, but not in the control condition. These findings build upon previous research on attachment and nostalgia to suggest that attachment-related avoidance greatly influences how nostalgia affects romantic relationship-oriented outcomes. Nostalgia appears to orient low avoidant individuals towards relationships and high avoidant individuals away from relationships.
attachment avoidance, nostalgia, relationship motivation, romantic relationships, relationship satisfaction
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Juhl, Jacob
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Sand, Elizabeth C.
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Routledge, Clay
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August 2012
Juhl, Jacob
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Sand, Elizabeth C.
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Routledge, Clay
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Juhl, Jacob, Sand, Elizabeth C. and Routledge, Clay
(2012)
The effects of nostalgia and avoidant attachment on relationship satisfaction and romantic motives.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29 (5), .
(doi:10.1177/0265407512443433).
Abstract
The current research tested whether attachment-related avoidance interacts with nostalgia to predict individuals’ orientation towards romantic relationships. In Study 1, participants were in a relationship, and in Study 2, participants were single. In both studies, attachment-related avoidance and anxiety were measured and participants were assigned to a nostalgia or control induction. Subsequently, participants indicated their relationship satisfaction (Study 1) or desire to pursue a romantic relationship (Study 2). Results revealed that there was a negative relationship between attachment-related avoidance and high levels of relationship satisfaction (Study 1) and relationship desire (Study 2) in the nostalgia condition, but not in the control condition. These findings build upon previous research on attachment and nostalgia to suggest that attachment-related avoidance greatly influences how nostalgia affects romantic relationship-oriented outcomes. Nostalgia appears to orient low avoidant individuals towards relationships and high avoidant individuals away from relationships.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 April 2012
Published date: August 2012
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attachment avoidance, nostalgia, relationship motivation, romantic relationships, relationship satisfaction
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/348127
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