Parents’ availability in childhood and attachment to a partner in an intimate relationship Cover Image

Dostępność rodziców w dzieciństwie a przywiązanie do partnera w związku intymnym
Parents’ availability in childhood and attachment to a partner in an intimate relationship

Author(s): Adamina Alabrudzińska, Lucyna Bakiera
Subject(s): Social psychology and group interaction, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: parent’s availability; divorce; attachment style;

Summary/Abstract: The presented research aimed to check how, depending on different experiences in the relationship with parents during childhood, young adults function in an intimate relationship. The style of attachment to a partner was the key research category. For this purpose, the Plopa Questionnaire of Attachment Styles and survey questions were used, which allowed estimating the total index of parents’ availability. 71 people (female 50,7%) in early adulthood participated in the study. Data collection was carried out in direct contact. The results showed that a higher level of accessibility of both parents in childhood coexists with a greater intensity of the secure style of attachment to a partner in an intimate relationship. The level of parents’ availability in childhood does not correlate with unsecured styles of attachment to a partner, both among adults coming from postdivorce and full families.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 61-78
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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