中華心理衛生協會

 Purpose: Previous research suggests that both secure attachment and having a good partner benefit an individual's resilience. We examined the relationship between personal attachment and supportive behaviors (i.e., dyadic coping) in romantic couples. Because the nature of intimate relationships involves mutual influence, we collected dyadic data and used the Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM with MEDYAD software) to explore whether the actors' and their partners' dyadic coping is a mediator of adult attachment and resilience. Methods: Participants included 151 heterosexual couples in dating relationships or marriages. The measurements included the Revised Adult Attachment Scale, the Dyadic Coping Inventory, and the Inventory of Adolescent Resilience. Results: The analyses indicated that for the actor effects, those with close or dependent attachment tendencies had increased resilience through the mediation of dyadic coping. Those with anxious attachment tendency had decreased dyadic coping and resilience. For partner effects, we found that males' dependent attachment related to increased dyadic coping in their female partners, thereby enhancing their partners' resilience. Conclusions: When individuals exhibit higher levels of closeness and dependence with their romantic partners, they are more likely to provide assistance to their partners when facing stressful events, ultimately contributing to their own resilience. The reluctance of anxiously attached individuals to provide help and emotional support to their partners decreases their own resilience. We also found a gender difference suggesting that when males rely on their partners, their partners have better resilience and demonstrate dyadic coping behaviors.