ABSTRACT

Research has repeatedly shown the influences of family communication patterns on both individual well-being and family functioning. However, although attachment theory also emphasizes the significance of family interactions, very few studies have looked at the associations between family communication patterns and individuals’ attachment orientations. Relying on cross-sectional data collected from 238 emerging adults recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk), this study examined how family communication patterns related to emerging adults’ attachment orientations toward their parents and romantic partners. Results showed that conformity orientation consistently predicted attachment anxiety and avoidance in both parent-child and romantic contexts, while conversation orientation only predicted emerging adults’ attachment avoidance toward parents. Further, conversation orientation strengthened the positive associations between conformity orientation and attachment insecurity. Overall, the findings suggest that conformity-oriented family communication might lead to attachment anxiety and avoidance across emerging adults’ close relationships, and consensual families might have the least securely-attached emerging adults.

摘要

研究一再表明家庭沟通模式对个人幸福感和家庭功能的影响。然而，虽然依恋理论也强调家庭互动的重要性，但很少有研究关注家庭沟通模式与个人依恋取向之间的关联。根据从亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) 招募的 238 名新兴成年人收集的横断面数据，本研究调查了家庭沟通模式与新兴成年人对父母和浪漫伴侣的依恋倾向之间的关系。结果表明，在亲子和浪漫情境中，从众取向一致地预测依恋焦虑和回避，而对话取向仅预测新兴成年人对父母的依恋回避。此外，对话取向加强了从众取向和依恋不安全感之间的正相关。总体而言，研究结果表明，以顺从为导向的家庭沟通可能导致新兴成年人亲密关系中的依恋焦虑和回避，而双方同意的家庭可能拥有最不安全的新兴成年人。