Prove Me Wrong: The Impacts of Anxious Attachment and Non-Apology on Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorC. Ward Struthers
dc.contributor.authorBrianna Grace Davison
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-04T15:22:11Z
dc.date.available2023-08-04T15:22:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-04
dc.date.updated2023-08-04T15:22:11Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Social and Personality)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractManaging conflict is an integral aspect of romantic relationships. When a romantic partner transgresses against the other partner, the way the victim of the transgression responds to conflict is often motivated by their attachment style and the post-transgression responses (PTRs) of their romantic partner. The present research involved 238 participants in romantic relationships. Participants completed an online study to assess the association between a victim's anxious attachment and destructive PTR (i.e., grudge-disdain, avoidance, and low forgiveness), the moderating role of a victim’s perception of their offending partner’s nonapology, and the mediating explanation of a victim’s perceived availability and responsiveness of an offending partner. A moderated mediation model was hypothesized and tested. Results confirmed that a victim’s perception of their offending partner’s nonapology moderated the association between victims’ anxious attachment and destructive PTRs. Perceived availability and responsiveness did not mediate the moderated association. Overall, these finds suggest that offending partners' PTRs play a role in motivating the post-transgression responses of anxiously attached victims.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41397
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectSocial psychology
dc.subject.keywordsromantic relationships
dc.subject.keywordsconflict resolution
dc.subject.keywordsattachment theory
dc.subject.keywordsnonapology
dc.titleProve Me Wrong: The Impacts of Anxious Attachment and Non-Apology on Conflict Resolution in Romantic Relationships
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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