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Attachment Theory and Methods for Meanings of Couple Intimacy
Author(s) -
Paetzold Ramona L.,
Rholes W. Steven
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
analyses of social issues and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1530-2415
pISSN - 1529-7489
DOI - 10.1111/asap.12096
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , psychology , social psychology , attachment theory , content (measure theory) , qualitative research , developmental psychology , epistemology , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , philosophy
We provide comments on “Meaning of Intimacy: A Comparison of Members of Heterosexual and Same‐Sex Couples,” noting that there are both content and methodological issues that should be addressed in the article. First, attachment theory, used by social psychologists as a major component of the study of relationships, is entirely omitted. Second, both qualitative and quantitative issues are raised by the ways in which intimacy categories are developed and participant stories assigned to them. Finally, none of the results are statistically significant. We address these issues in detail.