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Couple conflict: insights from an attachment perspective
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The experience of conflict is often cited as a highly stressful relational phenomenon by romantic couples, and can have negative implications for relationship satisfaction and for the longevity of romantic relationships. In this paper, we review extant research on couple conflict in romantic relationships from an attachment theory perspective. The research we review is underpinned by two central tenets: firstly, severe or persistent conflict activates the attachment system; secondly, responses to couple conflict involve complex attachment dynamics, shaped by partners' attachment anxiety and avoidance. The research reviewed has important implications for both research and practice in the area of couple conflict, and clearly demonstrates how conflict can act as a stressor that shapes relationship functioning.
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“Relational conflicts are more common and more severe for anxious people.”
From The Predictive Role of Self-Esteem, Attachment Styles, and Family of Origin Functions in Explaining Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships (2022) · cites this paper as Feeney & Karantzas, 2017
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“People with anxious attachment styles tend to ignore their partner's needs and force them to give more attention to themselves.”
From The Predictive Role of Self-Esteem, Attachment Styles, and Family of Origin Functions in Explaining Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships (2022) · cites this paper as Feeney & Karantzas, 2017
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“People with avoidant attachment styles tend to become distant in their romantic relationships, especially during conflicts, and they tend to ignore their partners and reduce their intimacy with them (Hazan & Shaver, 1987; Feeney & Karantzas, 2017).”
From The Predictive Role of Self-Esteem, Attachment Styles, and Family of Origin Functions in Explaining Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships (2022) · cites this paper as Feeney & Karantzas, 2017
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“Feeney and Karantzas (2017) stated that anxious individuals use negative conflict resolution style while avoidant individuals use retreat style.”
From The Predictive Role of Self-Esteem, Attachment Styles, and Family of Origin Functions in Explaining Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships (2022) · cites this paper as Feeney and Karantzas (2017)
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“Attachment insecurity has been associated with negative behaviors during conflict and decreased relationship satisfaction.”
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“This replicates past patterns of attachment insecurity predicting more negative conflict behaviors [14,15,16,17].”
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- Authors
- Feeney, J. A., & Karantzas, G. C.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Feeney, Judith A
- ORCID
- Karantzas, Gery C
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-02
- Volume
- 13
- Pages
- 60-64
- ISSN
- 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2346511883
- Cited by
- 123
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Keywords
- couple conflict, romantic relationships, attachment theory, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, relationship stress, relationship satisfaction, relationship longevity
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