Parental divorce and interparental conflictSpanish young adults’ attachment and relationship expectations

  1. Klara Smith-Etxeberria 1
  2. Amaia Eceiza 1
  3. Chelsea Garneau-Rosner 2
  4. Francesca Adler-Baeder 3
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

  2. 2 University of Missouri
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    University of Missouri

    Columbia, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/02ymw8z06

  3. 3 Auburn University
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    Auburn University

    Auburn, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/02v80fc35

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Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2020

Número: 23

Páginas: 1-14

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2020.38 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumen

This study focused on the associations between parental divorce and interparental conflict with young adults’ current attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, and romantic relationship expectations. The moderating effect of attachment history was also investigated. Using a sample of 1,078 Spanish young adults (544 women, 518 men; average age 21.4 years), our results confirmed that parental divorce is not associated with young adult children’s higher attachment anxiety and avoidance nor poorer romantic relationship expectations. Moreover, interparental conflict is more strongly associated with attachment-related avoidance (p < .001) and romantic relationship expectations (p < .05) than parental divorce, yet depending on attachment history. In fact, in support of our hypothesis, a more secure attachment history with mother has a buffering effect on the association between high-unresolved interparental conflict and attachment avoidance (β = .17, p < .001). Findings add to the existing literature and promote a better understanding of the complex associations between parental divorce and conflict on adult children´s current attachment and relationship expectations.

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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Klara Smith-Etxeberria. Departamento de Procesos Psicológicos Básicos y su Desarrollo. Avenida Tolosa, 70, Campus Gipuzkoa. 20018 Donostia (Spain). E-mail: klara.smith@ehu.eus Conflicts of Interest: None. Funding: This study was supported by the department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government, through a predoctoral grant (BFI-2011-74).

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    • BFI-2011-74

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