Couple Conflict: Surprising Role Parenting Plays in Couple’s Ability to Rebound from Arguments

Last updated on: January 23, 2014 at 10:29 am by Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Couple Conflict: Surprising Role Parenting Plays in Couple’s Ability to Rebound from Arguments 2014-01-23T10:29:40-06:00 Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

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One more reason parents need to be mindful of attachment parenting practices. It turns out, the strength of parents’ attachment to their kids predicts kids’ ability to handle conflict in their future marriages. In a recent study examining couples’ conflict management styles

…researchers also had data on the target participants’ childhood attachment style and looked at how it impacted their conflict recovery. Unsurprisingly, individuals who were rated as securely attached recovered from conflict better – they knew that in the “cool down” task, it was time to put aside negative feelings and transition to positive aspects. Interestingly, it was the partners of such individuals that seemed to benefit: having a partner skilled at conflict recovery resulted in feeling more positive emotions in the relationship and greater relationship satisfaction.

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