Adult attachment, intimacy, commitment and passion in relation to relationship satisfaction

Objectives. The research aimed to examine the relationship between the different types ofadult attachment in (secure type, anxious and avoidant type) and relationship satisfaction.Also examine between relationship satisfaction and intimacy, commitment and passion.Sample and setting. The research sample consisted of 120 respondents aged 18 to 26 years (M= 22.54, SD = 1.71), students of the university. The sample consisted of 97 women and 23men.Hypotheses. We assume that a secure adult attachment would be positively related torelationship satisfaction. On the contrary, in the case of anxious and avoidant adultattachment, we assume a negative attitude towards relationship satisfaction. We assume thatintimacy, commitment and passion would be positively related to relationship satisfaction.Statistical analysis. Multiple linear hierarchical regression (stepwise method) was performedto verify the relations between the different types of adult attachment, intimacy, commitment,passion and relationship satisfaction.Results. Our research confirmed the relationship between adult attachment and relationshipsatisfaction, which was one of our main findings. Respondents who showed a secure type ofadult attachment were statistically more satisfied in a relationship than those who showedanxious or avoidant behavior. Another important finding was the significant relation betweenthe love component - intimacy and couple relationship satisfaction.Study limitation. As a possible limitation of our study, we consider that the data were obtainedonly from one of the partners.