Using a dyadic design, we examined associations between adult attachment and relational ethics in a sample of 69 mixed-gender couples seeking therapy at a university clinic. Results showed significant variance between couples’ reports of relational ethics, explained by male partners’ attachment avoidance and anxiety styles. Overall, when attachment anxiety was high, partners themselves experienced greater relational ethics, but the other partner experienced lesser relational ethics. Additionally, some important gender differences emerged. While higher attachment avoidance in men was related to decreased relational ethics for both partners, increased attachment anxiety in men was related to their own reports of higher relational ethics in the relationship. This work represents a step toward empirical integration of adult attachment theory and contextual theory of therapy and points to opportunities for the development of clinical implications.

使用二元设计，我们在大学诊所寻求治疗的69名混合性别夫妇的样本中，研究了成人依恋与关系道德之间的关联。结果显示，夫妻之间的关系伦理学报告之间存在显着差异，这可以通过男性伴侣的依恋回避和焦虑风格来解释。总体而言，当依恋焦虑很高时，伴侣自身会经历更大的关系伦理学，而其他伴侣却会经历较小的关系伦理学。此外，出现了一些重要的性别差异。虽然男性较高的依恋避免率与双方伴侣的关系伦理降低有关，但男性依恋焦虑的增加与他们自己的关系中较高的伦理道德的报道有关。