Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)

The Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회)
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A Study on the Attachment Style and Marital Adjustment

부부의 애착유형과 결혼적응에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Sook (Dept. of Home Management, Chonnam National Univ.) ;
  • Woo, Hee-Jung (Dept. of Home Management, Kwang-ju National Univ.) ;
  • Roh, Myoung-Hee (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Mokpo Junior College) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Mi (Dept. of Home Management, Chonnam National Univ.)
  • 이숙 (전남대학교 가정대학 가정관리학과) ;
  • 우희정 (광주대학교 문리과대학 가정관리학과) ;
  • 노명희 (목포과학대학 유아교육과) ;
  • 최정미 (전남대학교 가정대학 가정관리학과)
  • Published : 1999.08.01
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Abstract

This study was designed 1) to explore the adult attachment factors, 2) to investigated the individual attachment styles and combined attachment patterns for 362 wives and husbands,3) and to know the effects of the relation to marital adjustment. The inventories were KAAQ(Korean Adult Attachment Questionnare), KMAQ(Korean Marital Adjustment Questionnare), and the Socio-demographic questionnaires. The data analysis methods were frequencies, percentiles, Cronbach'${\alpha}$, Factor Analysis, and F-test. The resets were as follows; 1. 3 factors were found in adult attachment. 2. 3 styles of adult attachment(secure, anxious/ambicalent, avoidant) were found. Secure style was most frequent. Also for 9 combined attachment patters, secure pattern was found the most frequent one. 3. Marital adjustment was highest with secure attachment style, anxious/ambivalent was next , and avoidant was the lowest. About combined attachment patterns, a pair of secure style showed the highest marital adjustment, and a pair of avoidant was the lowest.

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