PMID- 14979768 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040719 LR - 20071114 IS - 0012-1649 (Print) IS - 0012-1649 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Mar TI - When "new" meets "old": configurations of adult attachment representations and their implications for marital functioning. PG - 295-314 AB - Two studies addressed the implications of concordance versus discrepancy of attachment representations in individuals at 2 stages in their marital relationships. Engaged (n = 157) and dating (n = 101) couples participated in a multimethod 6-year longitudinal study of adult attachment. Individuals completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the Current Relationship Interview (CRI), and various questionnaires and were observed in interactions with partners. On the basis of AAI and CRI classifications, participants were placed in one of four groups: Secure-sub(AAI)/Secure-sub(CRI), Secure-sub(AAI)/Insecure-sub(CRI), Insecure-sub(AAI)/Secure-sub(CRI), or Insecure-sub(AAI)/Insecure-sub(CRI). Each of the configurations showed a particular pattern of behavior, feelings about relationships and the self, and likelihood of relationship breakup. The findings of the studies address important points about the protective effects of attachment security and have interesting implications for the extension of attachment theory into adulthood. CI - ((c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) FAU - Treboux, Dominique AU - Treboux D AD - Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA. FAU - Crowell, Judith A AU - Crowell JA FAU - Waters, Everett AU - Waters E LA - eng GR - R01-4493501/PHS HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Dev Psychol JT - Developmental psychology JID - 0260564 SB - IM MH - Adaptation, Psychological MH - Adult MH - Communication MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Individuality MH - Interview, Psychological MH - Life Change Events MH - Male MH - Marriage/*psychology MH - *Object Attachment MH - Personality Assessment MH - *Personality Development MH - Problem Solving MH - Self Concept EDAT- 2004/02/26 05:00 MHDA- 2004/07/20 05:00 CRDT- 2004/02/26 05:00 PHST- 2004/02/26 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/07/20 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/02/26 05:00 [entrez] AID - 2004-11032-014 [pii] AID - 10.1037/0012-1649.40.2.295 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dev Psychol. 2004 Mar;40(2):295-314. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.40.2.295.