Dating couples' attachment styles and patterns of cortisol reactivity and recovery in response to a relationship conflict.

Powers, Sally I.; Pietromonaco, Paula R.; Gunlicks, Meredith; Sayer, Aline

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.613

Cited by 237Attachment and Relationship DynamicsStress Responses and CortisolNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Dating couples' attachment styles and patterns of cortisol reactivity and recovery in response to a relationship conflict.

Powers, Sally I., Pietromonaco, Paula R., Gunlicks, Meredith, Sayer, Aline·2006·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.613

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This study investigated theoretically predicted links between attachment style and a physiological indicator of stress, salivary cortisol levels, in 124 heterosexual dating couples. Cortisol was assessed at 7 points before and after an experimental conflict negotiation task, creating a trajectory of stress reactivity and recovery for each participant. Growth modeling of cortisol data tested hypotheses that (a) insecurely attached individuals show patterns of greater physiological stress reactions to interpersonal conflict than do securely attached individuals and (b) people with insecurely attached partners show patterns of greater stress in reaction to relationship conflict than those with securely attached partners. Hypothesis 1 was supported, but men and women differed in the type of insecure attachment that predicted stress trajectories. Hypothesis 2 was supported for men, but not for women. The discussion emphasizes the role of gender role norms and partner characteristics in understanding connections between adult attachment and patterns of cortisol responses to interpersonal stress.

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Authors: Powers, S. I., Pietromonaco, P. R., Gunlicks, M., & Sayer, A.
Affiliations: University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
ORCID: Powers, Sally I.
Pietromonaco, Paula R.
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2006-04
Volume: 90
Issue: 4
Pages: 613-628
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.613
OpenAlex: W4241492137
Cited by: 237
References: 97
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 10.33
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH60228-01A1)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Keywords: adult attachment, attachment styles, salivary cortisol, stress reactivity, cortisol recovery, relationship conflict, conflict negotiation, dating couples, insecure attachment, gender differences, gender role norms, partner attachment
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Conflict, Psychological, Courtship, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Massachusetts, Models, Psychological, Object Attachment, Saliva, Sex Factors, Stress, Psychological, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Models, Negotiating

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