Etişkin bağlanma stilleri ile otobiyografik anıların fenomonolojik özellikleri arasındaki ilişki: Aktör-partner etkilerinin incelenmesi

The present study aimed to investigate the link between adult attachment orientations and the phenomenological properties of romantic relationship-related autobiographical memories, examining the actor-partner effect on the partner's phenomenological properties of memories. The sample consisted of 108 heterosexual couples. Inclusion criteria required a as minimum two years romantic relationships and non-pregnancy for women. Demographic information forms, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) (Fraley et al., 2000), and Memory Experience Questionnaire-Short Form (MEQ-SF) (Luchetti, & Sutin, 2015) were filled out by both partners. Partial Correlation Analyses and The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) were used to analyze hypotheses. Partial Correlation Analyses showed that there is a positive correlation between attachment anxiety, sharing, and emotional intensity for negative memories. For positive memories, there was a positive correlation between attachment avoidance and distancing for both females and males. A negative correlation between male attachment avoidance sensory details, and emotional intensity was found. For females, there was a negative association between attachment avoidance, and vividness, sensory details, emotional intensity, and sharing. For negative memories, there was a negative correlation between males' attachment anxiety emotional intensity, and coherence. According to APIM results, males' attachment anxiety and female's sharing of positive memories were positively related (direct partner effect). Females' attachment avoidance and males' sharing of negative memories were positively related (direct partner effect). Clinical implications of these dyadic findings are discussed in terms of the existing body of literature. The study's limitations and future research suggestions are discussed. Keywords: adult attachment orientations, autobiographical memory, phenomenological characteristics, APIM