Internalized homonegativity moderates the association between attachment avoidance and emotional intimacy among same-sex male couples

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dc.contributor.authorGuzman-Gonzalez, Monica
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Fabiola
dc.contributor.authorBahamondes, Joaquin
dc.contributor.authorBarrientos, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorGarrido-Rojas, Lusmenia
dc.contributor.authorEspinoza-Tapia, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorCasu, Giulia
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:15:24Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:15:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIntroductionThe present study aimed to examine dyadic associations between attachment insecurity and emotional intimacy in same-sex male couples, and to investigate whether and how each partner's internalized homonegativity (IH) moderated these associations. MethodsThe sample included 138 same-sex male couples. Both dyad members completed self-report measures of attachment insecurity, emotional intimacy, and IH. The actor-partner interdependence model with moderation analysis was applied. ResultsIndicated that higher levels of actor's and partner's attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were associated with lower actor's emotional intimacy. IH moderated the partner effects of attachment avoidance on emotional intimacy. The partner's higher attachment avoidance was associated with one's own lower emotional intimacy at low (but not high) levels of one's own IH and at high (but not low) levels of the partner's IH. DiscussionFindings suggest that the partner's attachment avoidance may differently affect one's own emotional intimacy depending on the IH levels of both dyad members. Helping partnered sexual minority men decrease attachment insecurity while recognizing their own and their partners' IH may promote relationship quality.
dc.description.funderNational Fund for Scientific and Technologic Development of Chile, FONDECYT
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1148005
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1148005
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92258
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000967958200001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaFrontiers in psychology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectattachment anxiety
dc.subjectattachment avoidance
dc.subjectemotional intimacy
dc.subjectinternalized homonegativity
dc.subjectsame-sex male couples
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleInternalized homonegativity moderates the association between attachment avoidance and emotional intimacy among same-sex male couples
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen14
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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