A safe haven: an attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships.

By N. Collins, Brooke C. Feeney. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000

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Subfields: Demography, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Optimizing assurance: the risk regulation system in relationships. (2006, background): “They disclose self-doubts to their partner, seeking social support for personal weaknesses that could elicit rejection (Collins & Feeney, 2000; Simpson, Rholes, & Nelligan, 1992).”
Effective social support: Antecedents and consequences of partner support during pregnancy (2006, background): “…and on behavior within relationships (e.g., Collins, Cooper, Albino, & Allard, 2002), including accommodation to partners’ negative behaviors (Gaines et al., 1997; Scharfe & Bartholomew, 1995) and adaptive support-seeking and emotional expression (Collins & Feeney, 2000; Florian et al., 1995).”
Self-esteem and the quality of romantic relationships (2016, background): “Research suggests that attachment-related anxiety is linked to maladaptive interpersonal behavior such as providing less instrumental support and being less responsive (Collins & Feeney, 2000).”
Good News! Capitalizing on Positive Events in an Interpersonal Context (2010, background): “…are laboratory-based observational studies showing that support perceptions can be traced back to obserververified behavioral exchanges (e.g., Collins & Feeney, 2000), as well as daily diary studies showing that partners agree to a significant extent about many of their constructive and…”
Working Models of Attachment, Support Giving, and Support Seeking in a Stressful Situation (2002, background): “Previous research has found that ambivalence does not systematically predict higher support seeking (Collins & Feeney, 2000; Fraley & Shaver, 1998; Simpson et al., 1992; see Mikulincer et al., 1993, for an exception).”
Attachment Security and Marital Satisfaction: The Role of Positive Perceptions and Social Support (2001, positive): “Although providing support is part of the caregiving behavior system (Bowlby, 1969/1982), caregiving styles differ according to one’s own and partner’s attachment pattern (e.g., Carnelley et al., 1996; Collins & Feeney, 2000; Kunce & Shaver, 1994).”
Mental Representations of Attachment Security: Theoretical Foundation for a Positive Social Psychology. (2005, background): “Secure people are more sensitive than their insecure counterparts to romantic partners’ needs and behave more supportively toward their partner during distressing interactions (e.g., Collins & Feeney, 2000; Kunce & Shaver, 1994).”
Adult Attachment Orientations, Stress, and Romantic Relationships (2012, background): “…react in a more functional manner, especially when trying to resolve major relationship conflicts.4 These findings dovetail nicely with other social interaction research by Collins and Feeney (2000), who have investigated support seeking and support giving when couples discuss personal problems.”
Mere presence is not enough: Responsive support in a virtual world (2012, background): “For example, correlational studies show that intimate partners rely on one another as a safe haven of comfort when distressed (e.g., Collins & Feeney, 2000; Simpson, Rholes and Nelligan, 1992) and a secure base for exploration and personal growth (e.g., Feeney, 2004).”
Attachment theory and emotions in close relationships: Exploring the attachment-related dynamics of emotional reactions to relational events (2005, background): “This is a natural consequence of the caregiving system being part of romantic love (e.g., Collins & Feeney, 2000; Kunce & Shaver, 1994; Shaver, Hazan, & Bradshaw, 1988).”
Feeling supported and feeling satisfied: How one partner's attachment style predicts the other partner's relationship experiences (2007, positive): “Likewise, Collins and Feeney (2000) found that individuals who rated their relationship as more satisfying had partners who provided more emotional support, less negative support, and showed greater responsiveness during an interaction task in which one partner disclosed an important personal worry…”