A STUDY ON ATTACHMENT STYLES AND INTERPERSONAL ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ADULTS WITH SINGLE PARENT AND BOTH PARENTS

Abstract

The current research investigated family frameworks creating divergence in the levels of adult relationship contentment and the unfolding of different adult attachment styles. One group included adults living with a single-parent household and the other group, adult living with both parents. The data was compiled from approximately 100 people aged 18–29, using the instruments describing subjects' morphologies and attachment for the four types: the close/secure, dependency, anxiety, and avoidant types. The Survey demonstrated that the satisfaction level of relationship was at a higher degree for those responders who were reared up in dual-parent households as compared to those responders reared up in a single-parent household. It was clear that the strong affiliation with families dealing with a dual-parent family was far more prevalent when compared to the lone-parenthood families. On the contrary, though, the chance of someone finding a connection between Secure, Dependent, Anxious, or Avoidant mode when being apart from someone is not frequently discovered. The research results are promising because it depicts that the family setup is an essential component in these relationship problems, which, in turn, will provide a broader picture as a base for future studies.