Attachment, Relational Maintenance Behaviors and Relationship Quality in Romantic Long-Distance Relationships: A Dyadic Perspective
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Bouchard, Geneviève
Gaudet, Madeleine
Cloutier, Gabrielle
Martin, Myriam
Abstract / Description
This study tested an actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM) in which dyadic relational maintenance behaviors (RMBs) mediate the relationship between romantic attachment (i.e., anxious and avoidant) and multiple indicators of relationship quality among couples in long-distance relationships (LDRs). Data were collected from 137 couples (women’s mean age = 20.37 years; men’s mean age = 21.93) who were in a serious romantic LDR and who completed an attachment measure, a measure of dyadic RMBs, and four measures of relationship quality (i.e., relationship satisfaction, relational commitment, closeness with the partner, and connection with others). Path analyses revealed significant actor and partner effects. Moreover, a total mediation between women’s anxious attachment and both partners’ relationship quality, and a partial mediation between men’s and women’s avoidant attachment and their own relationship quality were uncovered. Overall, the results suggest that, for couples in LDRs, one partner’s behaviors, cognitions, or emotions influence each member of the dyad as well as the quality of the relationship.
Keyword(s)
attachment couples dyadic data analysis relational maintenance behaviors relationship quality long-distance relationshipsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2023-06-12
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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PsychArchives
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Bouchard, G., Gaudet, M., Cloutier, G., & Martin, M. (in press). Attachment, relational maintenance behaviors and relationship quality in romantic long-distance relationships: A dyadic perspective [Accepted manuscript]. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12929
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bouchard, Geneviève
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gaudet, Madeleine
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Cloutier, Gabrielle
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Martin, Myriam
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Date of first publication2023-06-12
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Abstract / DescriptionThis study tested an actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM) in which dyadic relational maintenance behaviors (RMBs) mediate the relationship between romantic attachment (i.e., anxious and avoidant) and multiple indicators of relationship quality among couples in long-distance relationships (LDRs). Data were collected from 137 couples (women’s mean age = 20.37 years; men’s mean age = 21.93) who were in a serious romantic LDR and who completed an attachment measure, a measure of dyadic RMBs, and four measures of relationship quality (i.e., relationship satisfaction, relational commitment, closeness with the partner, and connection with others). Path analyses revealed significant actor and partner effects. Moreover, a total mediation between women’s anxious attachment and both partners’ relationship quality, and a partial mediation between men’s and women’s avoidant attachment and their own relationship quality were uncovered. Overall, the results suggest that, for couples in LDRs, one partner’s behaviors, cognitions, or emotions influence each member of the dyad as well as the quality of the relationship.en_US
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Publication statusacceptedVersionen_US
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Review statusrevieweden_US
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CitationBouchard, G., Gaudet, M., Cloutier, G., & Martin, M. (in press). Attachment, relational maintenance behaviors and relationship quality in romantic long-distance relationships: A dyadic perspective [Accepted manuscript]. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12929en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/8436
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12929
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Language of contentengen_US
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PublisherPsychArchivesen_US
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.9771
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12928
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Keyword(s)attachmenten_US
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Keyword(s)couplesen_US
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Keyword(s)dyadic data analysisen_US
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Keyword(s)relational maintenance behaviorsen_US
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Keyword(s)relationship qualityen_US
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Keyword(s)long-distance relationshipsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleAttachment, Relational Maintenance Behaviors and Relationship Quality in Romantic Long-Distance Relationships: A Dyadic Perspectiveen_US
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DRO typearticleen_US
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationshipsen_US
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Visible tag(s)PsychOpen GOLDen_US
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Visible tag(s)Accepted Manuscripten_US