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Within-person variation in security of attachment: A self-determination theory perspective on attachment, need fulfillment and well-being
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Attachment research has traditionally focused on individual differences in global patterns of attachment to important others. The current research instead focuses primarily on within-person variability in attachments across relational partners. It was predicted that within-person variability would be substantial, even among primary attachment figures of mother, father, romantic partner, and best friend. The prediction was supported in three studies. Furthermore, in line with self-determination theory, multilevel modeling and regression analyses showed that, at the relationship level, individuals' experience of fulfillment of the basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness positively predicted overall attachment security, model of self, and model of other. Relations of both attachment and need satisfaction to well-being were also explored.
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“The basic psychological need satisfaction scale (La Guardia et al., 2000) is often used in close relationships and has been used as a predictor of positive and negative affect in emerging adults, showing internal reliabilities of α = .60–.90, and responding in theory‐consistent ways to autonomy‐supportive climates (Şimşek & Demir, 2013; Weinstein et al., 2021).”
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- Authors
- La Guardia, J. G., Ryan, R. M., Couchman, C. E., & Deci, E. L.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2000
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 367-384
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W4247564017
- Cited by
- 1,571
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 78 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 83 · 2023: 101 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 118 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 86 · 2018: 81 · 2017: 82 · 2016: 71 · 2015: 70 · 2014: 68 · 2013: 74 · 2012: 81
- FWCI
- 10.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH053385, MH-53385)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- attachment security, within-person variability, self-determination theory, need satisfaction, well-being, attachment styles
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Freedom, Humans, Individuality, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Object Attachment, Personality Development, Social Support
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