A dynamic systems approach to changes in attachment preferences from infancy to emerging adulthood: Focusing on a romantic breakup
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Purposes of this study were (1) to develop a dynamic systems model for attachment preferences from infancy to emerging adulthood and (2) to validate an unclear part of our model, such as during a romantic breakup, using empirical data from longitudinal study Paths to adulthood. To explore the number of trajectories for attachment preferences after a romantic breakup, 63 emerging adults who experienced a romantic breakup within the last one year (mean age=21.59, SD=1.58) were included in analyses. Results showed that young adults may be compensating for their loss of romantic partner from one attachment figure not from multiple attachment figures. |
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