Internalized consensual non-monogamy negativity and relationship quality among people engaged in polyamory, swinging, and open relationships

AC Moors, HA Schechinger, R Balzarini… - Archives of Sexual …, 2021 - Springer
Drawing on an internalized homonegativity and minority stress framework, the present study
sought to address whether people engaged in consensual non-monogamy (CNM) …

A closer look at relationship structures: Relationship satisfaction and attachment among people who practice hierarchical and non-hierarchical polyamory

SM Flicker, F Sancier-Barbosa, AC Moors… - Archives of sexual …, 2021 - Springer
Although polyamorous relationships have received increasing attention from researchers
over the past decade, little attention has been paid to differences in relationship …

Support processes predict declines in attachment avoidance across the transition to parenthood

WS Rholes, J Eller, JA Simpson… - Personality and Social …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Attachment orientations in adulthood can change over time, but the specific circumstances
that directly affect change are not well understood. Bowlby proposed that those …

Today you care, tomorrow you don't: Differential roles of responsiveness variability and average responsiveness in romantic attachment

G Gunaydin, E Selcuk, B Urganci… - Social Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Past work has shown that perceived responsiveness is a key predictor of relational
outcomes. However, this work has focused solely on average levels of responsiveness and …

Perceived social support mediates the negative impact of insecure attachment orientations on internalized homophobia in gay men

V Calvo, M Cusinato, N Meneghet… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The mediating effect of perceived social support on the influence of insecure attachment
orientations on internalized homophobia was assessed in a group of 70 Italian gay men …

Attachment theory: A communication perspective

LK Guerrero - Engaging theories in interpersonal communication, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
In this chapter, Laura K. Guerrero highlights the critical role communication plays in
attachment theory. After tracing the origins of attachment theory, the she focuses on how …

Longitudinal associations between attachment and forgivingness within romantic relationships

L Dewitte, A Martin, M Allemand… - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Being securely attached and willing to forgive your partner tends to promote greater
relationship success. Though attachment and partner forgiveness are associated cross …

Long-term singlehood in sexual minority adults: The role of attachment and minority stress

G Laming, A Lyons, CA Pepping - Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Recent evidence suggests that individual differences in attachment may be
differentially associated with relationship status among heterosexual adults. However …

The mediating role of dispositional mindfulness in the relationship between parental and romantic attachment

E Fall, R Shankland - Journal of Adult Development, 2021 - Springer
The attachment styles formed early in life within the family context have been shown to be
related to those formed in future relationships, notably the romantic relationships …

Stability and change in adult romantic relationship attachment styles

RL Paetzold, WS Rholes, T George - … : The fundamental questions, 2021 - books.google.com
Adult attachment styles reflect Bowlby's notion of a lifespan approach to attachment theory
(Bowlby, 1979). These attachment styles reflect internal working models (IWMs), which …