The interplay of stress and attachment in individuals weathering loss of employment

• Autores: Colleen M. Varga, Christopher D. Nettles, Amy L. Whitesel, George W. Howe, Karen L. Weihs
• Localización: Journal of Research in Personality, ISSN-e 1095-7251, Vol. 50, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 23-32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study addressed two questions concerning the interplay between adult romantic attachment and exposure to stressful circumstances: do stressful events predict fluctuation in romantic attachment during a period of unemployment, and does attachment measured at one point predict later changes in stressors? Stressors and attachment were measured over a six month period following involuntary job loss for a sample of 426 adults. Autoregressive models found evidence for both the stress-effects and stress-generation hypotheses, with more stressors associated with prospective decreases in attachment, and lower attachment associated with prospective increases in stressors. These findings support a more dynamic formulation of the interplay between attachment and exposure to stressors over the months following job loss.