What is it about?
Romantic relationships are one of the most important sources of well-being. Unfortunately, many people who begin relationships with high hopes later find that they are unhappy but unwilling or unable to leave. Why do people remain in unsatisfactory relationships? The present research examined whether elevated fear of change in anxiously attached individuals is associated with greater commitment to unsatisfying relationships.
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Why is it important?
This gives us further insight into relationship dynamics and provides us with an understanding of the phenomenon of commitment to unhappy relationships.
Perspectives
This article provides a novel approach to understanding dependency in romantic relationships through a novel perspective (fear of change). Furthermore, the present studies investigate the idea that commitment exists in the face of low satisfaction when it is normally investigated in the opposite way. The present research provides new insight on research on attachment and close relationships.
Tiffany George
Texas A&M University College Station
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This page is a summary of: Remaining in unhappy relationships: The roles of attachment anxiety and fear of change, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, February 2020, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0265407520904156.
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