Year: 2024 | Month: April | Volume: 14 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 449-460
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240457
Attachment Style Dynamics and Wellbeing in Romantic Relationships among Young Adults
Rishika Baruah1, Deepmala Sutar2
1Student, Department of Psychology, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, India.
Corresponding Author: Rishika Baruah
ABSTRACT
The term "attachment style" describes how people view and handle relationships based on their early experiences as infants and children with carers. The unique way people behave with each other in intimate relationships, which is heavily influenced by interpersonal trust and self-worth. Theoretically, a person's degree of attachment security as an adult is directly tied to how well they bonded with people as children. In romantic relationships, attachment patterns are important because they affect how people approach intimacy, communicate their feelings, and resolve disputes. For this study, the sample consists only of individuals who have been in or are presently in a romantic relationship. Fifteen young people, nine of whom were female and six of whom were male and over the age of eighteen, participated in the study. Sampling with purpose was used. Individual semi-structured interviews were done face-to-face as part of the study. Thematic analysis was employed for data analysis. The findings provided a detailed insights into the interactions between many facets of wellbeing and attachment styles, such as communication styles, methods for resolving conflicts, emotional expression, and how emotional deprivation in childhood hinders trust and reciprocity in adulthood.
Key words: Attachment Style Dynamics, Romantic Relationship, Young Adults, Wellbeing, Mental Health