%0 Journal Article
%T Bliskość w relacjach z rodzicami a przywiązanie i poziom intymności doświadczane przez młodych dorosłych
%A Czyżowska, Dorota
%A Gurba, Ewa
%J Psychologia Rozwojowa
%V 2016
%R 10.4467/20843879PR.16.024.6001
%N Tom 21, Numer 4
%P 91-107
%K bliskość, intymność, przywiązanie, jakość związku, związek romantyczny, single
%@ 1895-6297
%D 2016
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/psychologia-rozwojowa/artykul/bliskosc-w-relacjach-z-rodzicami-a-przywiazanie-i-poziom-intymnosci-doswiadczane-przez-mlodych-doroslych
%X 
	Building a long lasting intimate relationship is one of the basic and fundamental tassks of early adulthood (Erikson 1997, 2004; Havighurst 1981; Levinson, Darrow, Klein, 1978). Nowadays an increasing number of people are postponing their entry into relationships or are choosing to live their lives as singles. This poses the question of why young people are not forming lasting romantic relationships and the research presented here is part of a broader research which is trying to uncover the reasons why people are choosing not to enter into lasting intimate relationships and choose to remain single.

	      The goal of the research presented here was to identify the relationship between the degree of closeness perceived in the relationships with their parents during childhood and adolescence and the current commitment to others and experiences of intimacy experienced by young adults. We were interested in whether people living in relationships and those living alone would differ in terms of the factors identified and what precisely was the relationship between them. In addition we attempted to identify if the feelings of closeness felt towards parents and the experience of commitment and intimacy with those close to them translated into an assessment of its quality and whether there were differences depending on gender.

	431 individuals participated in the research aged between 23 and 37 (M= 29,65  ; SD= 4,29 ). 217 women were studied (M=29,62; SD=4,35) and  214 men (M= 29,67 ; SD= 4,24).  Those in relationships constituted 46% , and those living alone numbered 54 % of the group studied. The analysis indicated a relationship between the degree of closeness with parents and the feeling of intimacy with one’s partner which in turn had an impact on the perceived quality of the relationship. A relation was also observed between closeness to parents, intimacy and commitment to those closest to the subjects.