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MUTUAL INFLUENCES IN ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT,
RELIGIOUS COPING, AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT
Introduction and Literature Review
The detrimental effects of attachment insecurity on marital adjustment are well
established in the literature (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). Although links have been found
between religiosity and marital adjustment (Mahoney, Pargament, Tarakeshwar, & Swank,
2008) and between religious coping and personal adjustment (Pargament et al., 1998), religious
coping has never been tested as a moderator of the effects of attachment on marital
adjustment. Research suggests that individuals may use God to compensate for insecure human
attachment (Reinert, 2005), but other findings indicate correspondence between human
attachment and relationship to God (Kirkpatrick, 2005). Grounded in Kirkpatrick's and Shaver's
(1992) compensation hypothesis and Sullivan's (2001) compensation model, this study
examined associations among romantic attachment processes, religious coping, and marital
adjustment.
Attachment, Coping, and Relational Functioning
Bowlby (1969/1982) proposed that the function of attachment is protection by a
stronger other. Attachment behaviors for gaining proximity to the caregiver (e.g., reaching) are
triggered by perceived threat. Once comforted, the individual can explore independently.
Interactions with caregivers are stored in internal working models (IWMs) of self and other,
which are self-reinforcing and make up a consistent attachment style. Research tends to
support the continuity of attachment style throughout the lifespan (Fraley, 2002). Individuals
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Pollard, Sara E. Mutual Influences in Romantic Attachment, Religious Coping, and Marital Adjustment, dissertation, August 2013; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283784/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .