Mediation of attachment representations on coping with the experience of rupture of romantic relationships

Dilcio Dantas Guedes

doi:10.32351/rca.v7.315

Authors

Dilcio Dantas Guedes Family Service Toronto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422-9755

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v7.315

Política de Crossmark DOI: https://doi.org/10.32351/politica-crossmark

Keywords:

Attachment, Vulnerability, Disruption, Romantic Relationship, Rupture

Abstract

This exploratory study aimed to verify the impact of the attachment network on dealing with potential disruptive experiences. For this purpose, sought for possible relations between attachment representations and the experience of break-up of romantic relationships. Forty-four adults engaged in semi-structure interviews and questionnaires on attachment, coping and responses of grief. Results indicated that the representations of attachment mediated patterns of coping strategies and responses of grief. This study concluded that poor socio-emotional network increases the experience of vulnerability and the ability for effectively coping.

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Author Biography

Dilcio Dantas Guedes, Family Service Toronto

Psychotherapist at Family Services Toronto, Canada. PhD (Cand.) in Psychology (Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires). DEA/Master`s Degree in Developmental Psychology (Université Paris 10 Nanterre/La Defense, France). Member of the Committee Contemporary Psychoanalysis and The Disruption (Universidad del Salvador/Argentinian Psychoanalytic Association, Buenos Aires). At time of this study he was the coordinator of the Research Group on Socio-Emotional Development.

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