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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Psychology
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Month Degree Awarded
May
First Advisor
Paula Pietromonaco
Second Advisor
Ronnie Janoff-Bulman
Third Advisor
Sally Powers
Fourth Advisor
Lynnette Sievert
Subject Categories
Social Psychology
Abstract
Countless studies have demonstrated the association between attachment styles and depressive symptoms; however, thus far, none have examined concurrent change. That is, does change in attachment style predict change in depressive symptoms over time? This question was examined in a sample of 229 heterosexual newlywed couples from Western Massachusetts. It was found that changes in attachment avoidance in particular predicted changes in depressive and anxious symptoms over time. Being a parent also played a role in participants' overall attachment styles, depressive symptoms and anxious symptoms on average, with differences observed by gender. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/8423383.0
Recommended Citation
DeVito, Cassandra C., "Correspondence Between Change in Adult Attachment Patterns and Change in Depression Symptoms in Early Marriage" (2016). Doctoral Dissertations. 649.
https://doi.org/10.7275/8423383.0
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/649