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Emotional bond to ex-partner and satisfaction in current romantic relationship

LACINOVÁ, Lenka and Stanislav JEŽEK

Basic information

Original name

Emotional bond to ex-partner and satisfaction in current romantic relationship

Name in Czech

Emoční pouto k bývalému partnerovi a spokojenost v současném partnerství

Authors

Edition

14th Biennial Conference of The European Association for Research on Adolescence, Turkey, Izmir, 2014

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Turkey

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

vynořující se dospělost; partnerské vztahy; emoční pouto k bývalému partnerovi; partnerská spokojenost, citová vazba

Keywords in English

emerging adulthood; romantic relationships; ex-bond; satisfaction in romantic relationship; attachment
Změněno: 1/4/2015 21:02, doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Current romantic relationships and past relationships are much more intertwined than the research considers them to be. People generally understand that they’re related, but science has largely ignored that aspect. Present study explores whether persisting emotional bond to former romantic partner affect the quality of current relationship. Participants of longitudinal study Path to adulthood (N=1143; average age=21.46 years; SD=1.55; Min=16; Max=31) reported attachment avoidance and anxiety to their current partner (ECR-RS, Fraley, Heffernan, Vicary, & Brumbaugh, 2011), basic needs satisfaction in current relationship (La Guardia, Ryan, Couchman, & Deci, 2000), and persisting emotional bond to significant ex-partner (Spielmann, MacDonald, & Wilson, 2009). It was found that the small effect of Ex-bond on current relationship quality is mediated by attachment avoidance. The effect seems more pronounced in men which is not a statistically significant difference in our sample (77% women) but it is in line with published previous results.

Links

GAP407/12/0854, research and development project
Name: Cesty do dospělosti: longitudinální výzkum vývojových trajektorií a prediktorů autonomie a identity
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Paths to adulthood: longitudinal research of developmental trajectories and predictors of autonomy and identity