The Effects of Attachment Style on Self-Disclosure in a Conflict Situation
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
65
Start Date
4-5-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
4-5-2017 1:00 PM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
A person’s attachment style dictates how a person generally acts in their everyday life. How a person interacts with others, how they form relationships, and how they view others is all determined by their attachment style. The successfulness of a relationship is usually determined by having high feelings of satisfaction, trust, and intimacy. Transgressions in the relationship can have a negative impact on these feelings. This study was researching how a conflict situation can alter feelings of trust, satisfaction and intimacy with regards to self-discloser. The main hypothesis of the study was that attachment style would have a direct influence on how much one would self-disclose during a conflict situation. The study hopes to find that those who are securely attached were more likely to self-disclose to their romantic partners and those who are insecurely attached were less likely to self-disclose to their romantic partner. Feelings of trust, intimacy and satisfaction will increase the more one self-discloses during the transgression The results hope to suggest that how an individual acts in a relationship is predetermined by their attachment style. The more one speaks up during the transgression, will result in the transgression being properly handled and resolved.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Virginia Cylke
The Effects of Attachment Style on Self-Disclosure in a Conflict Situation
A person’s attachment style dictates how a person generally acts in their everyday life. How a person interacts with others, how they form relationships, and how they view others is all determined by their attachment style. The successfulness of a relationship is usually determined by having high feelings of satisfaction, trust, and intimacy. Transgressions in the relationship can have a negative impact on these feelings. This study was researching how a conflict situation can alter feelings of trust, satisfaction and intimacy with regards to self-discloser. The main hypothesis of the study was that attachment style would have a direct influence on how much one would self-disclose during a conflict situation. The study hopes to find that those who are securely attached were more likely to self-disclose to their romantic partners and those who are insecurely attached were less likely to self-disclose to their romantic partner. Feelings of trust, intimacy and satisfaction will increase the more one self-discloses during the transgression The results hope to suggest that how an individual acts in a relationship is predetermined by their attachment style. The more one speaks up during the transgression, will result in the transgression being properly handled and resolved.