Vol 3, No 1, 2004 pp. 67-81
UDC 159.942.2-053.8
ADULT ATTACHMENT AND PREDICTION
OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
Tatjana Stefanović Stanojević
Faculty of Philosophy, Niš, Department of Psychology
e-mail: stefano@bankerinter.net
Abstract. The possibility of predicting the quality of love relationships from adult attachment (acquired through contacts with parents in childhood) is investigated. A predictable love relationship could make prevention in the area much easier.
The research study involved a total of 180 adults, grouped according to age and sex. Adult attachments were examined employing the Adult Attachment Interview (Main, Cassidy, & Kaplan, 1985), whilst love relationships were investigated using the test of Experience in Close Relationships (Brenan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998).
The results of the study suggest a specific, culture-dependent prevalence of some of the attachment patterns. The general finding reveals that there exists a statistically significant level of predictability of love relationships on the basis of attachment quality. The obtained results have been interpreted within the framework of John Bowlby's (1988) and Mary Ainsworth's (1978) attachment theory.
Key words: attachment patterns, adult attachment, close relationship, internal working model
AFEKTIVNO VEZIVANJE ODRASLIH
I PREDIKCIJA PARTNERSKIH ODNOSA
Predmet istraživanja je mogućnost prediktivnosti afektivne vezanosti odrasle osobe za kvalitet partnerske, ljubavne veze. Mogućnost predikcije ljubavnih veza svakako bi olakšala preventivni rad u ovoj oblasti.
Istraživanje je obuhvatilo 180 odraslih osoba, ujednačenih po polu i starosti. Odrasle afektivne veze su ispitivane testom Adult Attachment Interview, (Main, Casidy, & Kaplan, 1985), a ljubavne veze testom Experience in Close Relationships (Brenan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998.). Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na specifičnu, kulturološki uslovljenu, zastupljenost pojedinih obrazaca afektivnog vezivanja. Osnovni nalaz istraživanja je da postoji statistički značajna prediktivnost ljubavnih veza na osnovu kvaliteta afektivnog vezivanja.
Dobijeni rezultati su interpretirani u odnosu na teorijski koncept afektivnog vezivanja Džona Bolbija (J. Bowlby, 1988) i Meri Ejnsvort (M.Ainsworth,1978).
Ključne reči: obrasci afektivnog vezivanja, afektivne veze odraslih, afektivne veze partnera, unutrašnji radni model