Attachment and Adulthood in a Sample of Southeastern Mexico
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Gabriela Isabel Pérez-Aranda 1, Vianey Peralta-López 1, Sinuhé Estrada-Carmona 2,*, Liliana García Reyes 2 and Miguel Angel Tuz-Sierra 2
Gabriela Isabel Pérez-Aranda 1, Vianey Peralta-López 1, Sinuhé Estrada-Carmona 2,*, Liliana García Reyes 2 and Miguel Angel Tuz-Sierra 2
1
Project of Development to the Gender Perspective, Autonomous University of Campeche, San Francisco de Campeche 24039, Mexico
2
Laboratory of Care and Clinical Research, Faculty of Humanities, Autonomous University of Campeche, San Francisco de Campeche 24039, Mexico
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Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(12), 134; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9120134
Received: 21 August 2019 / Revised: 29 October 2019 / Accepted: 31 October 2019 / Published: 3 December 2019
The main purpose of this research is to analyze the attachment styles of men and women from 20 to 40 years old (early adulthood) and from 40 to 65 years old (middle adulthood) who are in a romantic relationship and live in the City of San Francisco Campeche. A sample of 50 men and 50 women in early adulthood and 50 men and 50 women in middle adulthood was selected, and the questionnaire “Styles of Attachment” was applied. For the data analysis, we used the SPSS version 23 program along with student’s “t” and X2 (Chi2) tests. The results show no significant differences in attachment styles between male and female relationships. However, with respect to the stages analyzed, significant differences are found in attachment styles. In addition, there are significant differences with respect to the type of relationship: single people have secure attachment while married people display anxious attachment. We conclude that in early adulthood, secure attachment predominates, while in middle adulthood anxious attachment predominates.
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Keywords:
couple; attachment; early adulthood; middle adulthood
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Pérez-Aranda, G.I.; Peralta-López, V.; Estrada-Carmona, S.; García Reyes, L.; Tuz-Sierra, M.A. Attachment and Adulthood in a Sample of Southeastern Mexico. Behav. Sci. 2019, 9, 134.
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