Attachment patterns and value preference among young adults

Present research aimed in analysing relations between romantic attachment and value system among young adults (N = 159). Two theories are the background for the presented study: a modified J. Bowlby’s attachment theory and S. Schwartz’s theory of basic human values. I outline a concept that extends attachment theory on grounds of romantic relationships in adulthood (P. Shaver) and a classification of attachment patterns based on three dimensions (Z. Łoś). Further, I present questionnaires that were used to assess chosen variables. This article contains chosen correlational results as well as conclusions of the research. Relations between attachment dimensions and value preference are weak. Nevertheless both variable groups are shown to correlate strongly with Big Five dimensions, which served here as controlled variables. This suggests that Big Five dimensions may be mediators between attachment and other psychological variables.

Attachment patterns and value preference among young adults

Present research aimed in analysing relations between romantic attachment and value system among young adults (N = 159). Two theories are the background for the presented study: a modified J. Bowlby’s attachment theory and S. Schwartz’s theory of basic human values. I outline a concept that extends attachment theory on grounds of romantic relationships in adulthood (P. Shaver) and a classification of attachment patterns based on three dimensions (Z. Łoś). Further, I present questionnaires that were used to assess chosen variables. This article contains chosen correlational results as well as conclusions of the research. Relations between attachment dimensions and value preference are weak. Nevertheless both variable groups are shown to correlate strongly with Big Five dimensions, which served here as controlled variables. This suggests that Big Five dimensions may be mediators between attachment and other psychological variables.