台灣心理學界對人際依附風格的研究大多直接沿用西方理論採取量化研究,本研究乃以質性研究方法,期能深入瞭解人際依附風格的現象,以及對愛情關係適應的影響。招募18位戀愛中的大學生,以半結構式深度訪談探討下述問題:(1)受訪者對其人際依附風格之知覺。(2)受訪者知覺人際依附風格對雙方交往關係發展的影響。內容分析結果得到內向害羞缺乏自信、被動壓抑人際疏離、主動開放喜歡人際、獨立自由重視自我、隨和尊重順乎緣分、任性恣意不夠成熟等六種人際依附風格。這些人際依附風格在愛情關係中各有不同的表現,對愛情關係的正面影響有溝通良好、照顧與呵護對方、肯定與信任對方、提昇自信、在一起很快樂、良性互動、成長改變、提高自主性、互補不足、擴大社交圈等。負面影響則有負擔累贅、需要互相遷就與顧慮、不安全感、溝通不良、容易摩擦衝突、無法忍受差異、隱瞞、缺少快樂滿足、彼此沈溺而成長停滯、人際圈縮小變差等。本研究進一步討論研究結果在華人社會文化背景中的涵義,嘗試建立一套有助瞭解兩性親密關係適應的人際依附理論與實徵架構。
This study consists of an analysis of answers given to some qualitative questions by 18 unmarried young college students. A semi-structure in-depth interview method was used. The questions included the participants’ perception of (1) their attachment styles and (2) how their attachment styles affect their love relationships. The contents of these in-depth interviews were qualitatively analyzed. Results of the content analysis indicated six types of attachment styles: (1) introversive style, (2) alienated style, (3) open style, (4) autonomous style, (5) natural style and (6) wayward style. The perceived positive influences of these attachment styles included good communication, care for each other, self confidence, happiness, growth and change, autonomy, and good interaction. The perceived negative influences included feeling of burden, feeling of insecurity, misunderstanding, conflict, intolerance of difference, cheating, lack of happiness, indulgence and stagnation, and worsening of social network. Results were discussed in terms of attachment style theory and were compared with the findings from other empirical studies. The implications of these results to the society and culture in Taiwan were further discussed. It is believed that this study may be helpful in developing a theoretical framework for love relationships in Taiwan.