Abstract
In this article, we discuss theory and research on how people who have different adult romantic attachment orientations fare across one of life's often happiest, but also most chronically stressful, events — the transition to parenthood. We first discuss central principles of attachment theory and then review empirical research revealing how two types of attachment insecurity — anxiety and avoidance — tend to prospectively predict unique patterns of relational and personal outcomes across this often challenging life event. We also suggest how many of these findings can be understood within a diathesis-stress process model that has guided our own research on the transition to parenthood.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 47-52 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Psychology |
Volume | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Some of the research reported in this article was support by National Institute of Mental Health grant R01-MH49599 to Jeffry A Simpson and W Steven Rholes.
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