The Correlation Among Adult Attachment, Conflict Resolution Behaviors And Close Relationship Satisfaction In College Couples

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation among adult attachment,conflictresolution behaviors and close relationship satisfaction in college couples. Participants included41college couples. Each individual completed Experiences in Close Relationships inventoryand Quality of Relationship Index. Couples then engaged in a discussion of problem solving for15minutes in the laboratory.The discussion was videotaped and coded by Marital InteractionCoding System-Global. Dyadic analyses were conducted using the actor–partnerinterdependence model.This study examined the correlation among adult attachment,conflict resolution behaviorsand close relationship satisfaction in college couples by three actor–partner interdependencemodels. The results were: Male adult attachment avoidance had a significant impact on his ownclose relationship satisfaction(non-standardized regression coefficient b=-3.76,p=0.000).Female adult attachment avoidance had a significant impact on her own close relationshipsatisfaction(b=-1.97，p=0.015). Male attachment avoidance had a significant impact on femaleclose relationship satisfaction(b=--1.74，p=0.031). Male adult attachment avoidance had asignificant impact on his own constructive conflict resolution behaviors(b=--0.23，p=0.015).Female adult attachment anxiety had a significant impact on her own constructive conflictresolution behaviors(b=--0.22，p=0.03). Male constructive conflict resolution behaviors had asignificant impact on his own close relationship satisfaction(b=2.78， p=0.049). Maleconstructive conflict resolution behaviors had a significant impact on female close relationshipsatisfaction(b=4.33，p=0.003).The result of mediating effect test was male constructive conflictresolution behaviors fully mediated male adult attachment avoidance and female closerelationship satisfaction.The conclusions were as follows:(1) Male adult attachment avoidance had a significant negative impact on his own close relationship satisfaction, and female adult attachment avoidance had a significant negativeimpact on her own close relationship satisfaction. For female, her partner’s attachmentavoidance had a significant negative impact on her own close relationship satisfaction.(2)Male adult attachment avoidance had a significant negative impact on his own constructiveconflict resolution behaviors, and female adult attachment anxiety had a significant negativeimpact on her own constructive conflict resolution behaviors.(3) Male constructive conflict resolution behaviors had a significant positive impact on his ownclose relationship satisfaction, and for female, her partner’s constructive conflict resolutionbehaviors had a significant positive impact on her own close relationship satisfaction.(4) Male constructive conflict resolution behaviors fully mediated male adult attachmentavoidance and female close relationship satisfaction.