The Effects of Attachment Styles on Relationship Functioning

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Another study (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1989) had consistent findings with other studies. Secure attachment was related to positive relationship characteristics, whereas avoidant and anxious/ambivalent styles were more related to negative conceptualizations of romantic love. Also, Feeney and Noller (1990) argued that secure people are more successful in love relationships because their relationship length tends to be longer, and they have low scores on "unfulfilled hopes scale". Feeney and Noller have found out that anxious people are emotionally dependent and they rely on their partner too much. They often have relationships that are less enduring and they have strong desires for commitment. It is also noted that avoidant people have low scores on love scales and they avoid intimacy. They evaluate the intensity of their love experiences as low and they report never being fallen in love.
Likewise, Brennan and Shaver (1995) studied attachment style differences and dynamics in adult couples such as relationship satisfaction and p...