Attachment Style and Values in Young Adult Friendships Open Access
Larson, Jacqueline (2010)
Abstract
Past research indicates that close friendships are crucial for psychosocial health and well-being. To better understand these important young adult relationships, this study examined young adult friendships in the context of attachment theory and value similarity. Fifty friend pairs were surveyed on their values, attachment style, and friendship quality. Results indicated that generally perceived, but not actual, value similarity is important for maintaining low conflict and high depth within friendships. Friendship quality generally did not differ by attachment style, but there were two interactions suggesting that attachment style moderates the relationship between value similarity and friendship quality. This study concluded that perceived value similarity is important for high-quality friendships, and that although friendships typically are not attachment relationships, attachment style may still impact friendship functioning.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Friendship as an Attachment 5
Values in Friendship 9
Attachment Style and Friendship Quality 12
Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses 16
Method
Participants 19
Procedure 20
Measures 20
Data Analytic Strategy 23
Results 24
Test of Hypotheses 27
Discussion 29
Significance of Findings 35
Limitations and Suggests for Future Research 38
Conclusion 40
References 41
Tables 46
Figures 51
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