Vinculação na idade adulta e interação diádica

Abstract

Over the years several studies have been conducted with the intention of understanding the relationship between attachment and loving relationships in adult life. Given the scientific relevance of the topic this study intends to associate it with a look at the emotional expression in a context of dyadic interaction. Consequently, the aim of this study is to analyze the interconnection between dimensions of attachment, intimate relationship and conjugal interaction focusing on the emotional dimension in the context of dyadic interaction. This is a case study that featured an/a heterosexual/same-sex couple aged 26 and 27 years who had been in a committed romantic relationship for 6 years and cohabitting for 12 months. The AAI and IRI were used to evaluate the attachment representation. Additionally, the behaviour in the dyadic interaction was evalutated using CIT. From the results it can be concluded that representationally organized history interferes in the quality of the intimate relation and that the organization is associated with strategies of emotional deactivation of both. Regarding the behavioral dimension, the potential influence on the intimate relationship by the organization or its representation is confirmed by the results.

Date of Award	25 Jul 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Vânia Sousa Lima (Supervisor)