Romantic Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction in Gay Men and Lesbians in Chile
Attachment theory has proven to be a solid framework for understanding couple bonds, but research focused on same-sex relationships among gay men and lesbian women from Latin America remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between romantic attachment and relationshi...
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Published in | The Journal of sex research Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 1026 - 1035 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Taylor & Francis
12.10.2020
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality |
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Summary: | Attachment theory has proven to be a solid framework for understanding couple bonds, but research focused on same-sex relationships among gay men and lesbian women from Latin America remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between romantic attachment and relationship satisfaction in a sample of Chilean gay men and lesbian women. A snowball sampling was used. The final sample consisted of 259 individuals involved in a same-sex couple relationship, ranging from 18 to 66 years of age (M = 27.2, SD = 6.8) for gay men and 18 to 57 years of age (M = 28.6, SD = 8.1) for lesbian women. Our hypotheses were partially supported, as there was a negative association between attachment avoidance and relationship satisfaction, but not between attachment anxiety and relationship satisfaction. We did not find a gender moderating effect. These findings may contribute to the understanding of lesbian and gay people in a same-sex couples relationship from an attachment theory perspective. |
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ISSN: | 0022-4499 1559-8519 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00224499.2019.1671949 |