THE QUALITY OF INTERACTIONS WITH PARENTS AND ATTACHMENT TO ROMANTIC PARTNERS AMONG STUDENTS

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi povezanost između kvalitete odnosa s roditeljima i privrženosti bliskim partnerima kod studenata. U istraživanju je sudjelovala 121 studentica prosječne dobi M=19.5 godina. U istraživanju je primijenjeno nekoliko instrumenta: Skraćeni inventar iskustava u bliskim vezama, Mjera stila privrženosti, Upitnik za procjenu kvalitete interakcija s roditeljima, Upitnik općih podataka te mjera zadovoljstva životom. Rezultati su pokazali kako je 79% sudionika sigurno privrženo, 6% izbjegavajuće privrženo, 13% preokupirano, dok niti jedan sudionik nije klasificiran u skupinu plašljivo privrženih pojedinaca. Dvije trećine sudionika je procijenilo zadovoljstvo životom na skali od 8 do 10 što odgovara zaključku da su sigurno privrženi pojedinci zadovoljni svojim životom što je moguće povezati i sa sigurnom privrženošću kod većine ispitanika. S obzirom na kvalitetu interakcije s roditeljima, sigurno privrženi sudionici procijenili su kvalitetu odnosa s ocem znantno višom od pojedinaca koji su nesiguno privrženi. Nadalje, sigurno i nesigurno privrženi sudionici nisu pokazali razliku u procjeni kvalitete odnosa s majkom.The purpose of this study was to establish the correlation between students' quality of relationships with parents and the attachment to close partners. The participants were 121 students of average age M = 19.5 years. Several instruments have been used in the research: Shortened Inventory of Close Relationships, Measure of Attachment Style, Questionnaire for Assessment of Interaction Quality with Parents, General Data Questionnaire, and LifeAchievement Measure. The results showed that 79% of the participants were securely attached, 6% avoidantly attached, 13% preoccupied, while there were no participants classified in the group of anxiously attached individuals. Two thirds of participants rated life satisfaction on a scale of 8 to 10, which is consistent with the conclusion that the securely attached individuals are satisfied with their lives, which can be connected with a secure attachment at most respondents. Regarding the quality of interaction with their parents, the secured participants appreciated the quality of their relationship with their father significantly higher than those who were insecurely avoidant. Furthermore, securely and insecurely attached participants did not show any difference in assessing the relationship quality with the mother