Why Conflict Resolution Is Easy for Some Couples
February 25, 2011
WebMD:
How well couples move on after an argument is closely tied to how securely attached one or both partners were to their caregivers as an infant, a study suggests.
The study is published in the online edition of Psychological Science.
To reach their conclusions, researchers at the University of Minnesota, led by PhD student Jessica E. Salvatore of the university’s Institute of Child Development, drew upon participants in an ongoing, long-term study that had followed them since their birth in the mid-1970s. When they were in their 20s, they and their partners were brought into the lab.
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