Attachment and intimacy in couple relationships: towards the construct of affectivity

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Author/s Rosalba Raffagnino, Ilaria Penzo
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2012/2
Language Italian Pages 26 P. 33-58 File size 360 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2012-002003
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Studies on the quality and stability of a couple’s relationships have particular difficulty in distinguishing between the different theoretical constructs implied along with the overlap often observed among the criteria used for their evaluation. Attachment and intimacy are particularly investigated in this field of study. The authors’ purpose is to present an integration of these two dimensions towards the broader construct of the affectivity - bringing together the essential and the specific components of them. The review aims to provide greater clarity about the variables implicated in the quality of marital couple, and direct the research toward a multidimensional understanding and assessment of the issues involved. The identification of risk and protective factors will allow to implement interventions for prevention and promotion of the quality of the couple’s relationship, and health and wellbeing in their different aspects.

Keywords: Attachment, intimacy, quality of couple’s relationship, health, assessment

Rosalba Raffagnino, Ilaria Penzo, Attaccamento e intimità nella relazione di coppia: verso il costrutto dell’affettività in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 2/2012, pp 33-58, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2012-002003