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dc.contributor.authorPepping, Chris
dc.contributor.authorKim Halford, W.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:57:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:57:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-26T03:06:20Z
dc.identifier.issn00926566
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jrp.2012.08.005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/51923
dc.description.abstractIndividual differences in attachment are well established as a correlate of couple relationship satisfaction. However, less is known about the role of attachment in predicting satisfaction at specific milestone points in couple relationships. The present study explored the role of attachment in predicting relationship satisfaction during couples' first pregnancy, and the mediating role of relationship enhancing behaviors. Male and female attachment anxiety and avoidance predicted their own low relationship satisfaction, and this was partially mediated by relationship enhancing behaviors. Male attachment anxiety and avoidance predicted low female satisfaction, and this was fully mediated by relationship enhancing behaviors. This study is the first to highlight the important role of male attachment during pregnancy, and the mediating role of relationship enhancing behaviors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom770
dc.relation.ispartofpageto774
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Research in Personality
dc.relation.ispartofvolume46
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial and personality psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5205
dc.titleAttachment and relationship satisfaction in expectant first-time parents: The mediating role of relationship enhancing behaviors
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPepping, Chris A.


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