The relationship between adult romantic attachment and compliance

Gisli H. Gudjonsson; Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson; Linda Bara Lydsdottir; Halldora Olafsdottir

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.010

The relationship between adult romantic attachment and compliance

Gisli H. Gudjonsson
, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson
, Linda Bara Lydsdottir
, Halldora Olafsdottir

Department of Psychology

Reykjavik University

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Abstract

Compliance has been mainly researched in the context of custodial interrogation and peer pressure to commit offences. In the present study compliance was studied in relation to adult romantic attachment. It was hypothesized that the relationship between compliance and romantic attachment would be strongest with maladaptive attachment and lowest with secure attachment. Three hundred and seventy seven pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Primary Health Care Centres completed the Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Multi-item measure of adult Romantic Attachment, which consisted of Anxious and Avoidant dimensions (and additional quadrant framework consisting of Secure, Preoccupied, Dismissing, and Fearful attachment types). Compliance was significantly related to both Anxious and Avoidant attachment after controlling for self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and stress. A further analysis showed that compliance was highest among the Fearful type and lowest among the Secure type. The findings suggest that compliance is an important factor in relation to maladaptive adult romantic attachment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	276-280
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	45
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the research assistants, Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir, Pétur Ingi Pétursson and María Hrönn Nikulásdóttir, for organizing the data collection and computing the data, midwives in the Primary Health Care of the Capital Area for their co-operation and assistance with collection of the data, and the pregnant women for their participation. The authors are grateful to the Icelandic Centre for Research (Grant No. 050427021), the Landspitali Science Fund, the Wyeth Research Fund, and the University of Iceland Research Fund, for financial support.

Other keywords

Adult romantic attachment
Anxiety
Compliance
Depression
Self Concept
Self-esteem
Stress

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