Open AccessEmotional attachment in partner relationships as a predictor of depression
Author(s) -
Ruženka Šimonji-Černak,
Živka Mićanović-Cvejić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke/zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0836
pISSN - 0352-5732
DOI - 10.2298/zmsdn2073051s
Subject(s) - attachment theory , psychology , depression (economics) , context (archaeology) , developmental psychology , insecure attachment , depressive symptoms , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychiatry , paleontology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
According to the theory of emotional attachment, specific emotional relationships are established at an early age between the child and its parents. The working model shapes the quality of adult relationships. Within the indicated theoretical context, it was hypothesized that we could find three early attachment styles and that these have a significant effect on attachment styles in close partner relationships. It was also hypothesized that depression has a statistically significant effect on attachment styles in close partner relationships. Attachment was assessed with a number of instruments: Close Relationship and UPIPAV. The investigation included 129 grown - ups: 64 with depressive symptomatology, and 65 healthy individuals. The assumption is confirmed about three styles of affective attachments. Findings showed significant main effect of early attachment styles, but no depression; interaction between depression and early attachment styles is not significant. It is also confirmed that the interaction between affective attachment styles and depression is not statistically significant.