Diversity in singlehood experiences: Testing an attachment theory model of sub‐groups of singles

Author:

Pepping Christopher A.12,Girme Yuthika U.3,Cronin Timothy J.1,MacDonald Geoff4

Affiliation:

1. School of Psychology and Public Health La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia

2. School of Applied Psychology Griffith University Brisbane Queensland Australia

3. Department of Psychology Simon Fraser University Burnaby British Columbia Canada

4. Department of Psychology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveRelationship science has developed several theories to explain how and why people enter and maintain satisfying relationships. Less is known about why some people remain single, despite increasing rates of singlehood throughout the world. Using one of the most widely studied and robust theories—attachment theory—we aim to identify distinct sub‐groups of singles and examine whether these sub‐groups differ in their experience of singlehood and psychosocial outcomes.MethodAcross two studies of single adults (Ns = 482 and 400), we used latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify distinct sub‐groups of singles.ResultsBoth studies revealed four distinct profiles consistent with attachment theory: (1) secure; (2) anxious; (3) avoidant; and (4) fearful‐avoidant. Furthermore, the four sub‐groups of singles differed in theoretically distinct ways in their experience of singlehood and on indicators of psychosocial well‐being.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that singles are a heterogeneous group of individuals that can be meaningfully differentiated based on individual differences in attachment security.

Funder

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Publisher

Wiley

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