Vinculação em casais: avaliação da representação da intimidade e da interacção conjugal

Vânia Lima ¹

Filipa Vieira ²

Isabel Soares ³

 

 

Resumo: Tendo a Teoria da Vinculação de Bowlby como referencial para o estudo das relações íntimas na idade adulta, a investigação tem dedicado uma crescente atenção à especificidade da vinculação na idade adulta, no contexto das relações íntimas, podendo ser distinguidas, genericamente, duas linhas de investigação: uma linha focada no nível representacional e uma outra linha de natureza com­portamental, focada em aspectos específicos da interacção conjugal. O presente artigo centra­‑se na relação entre a qualidade da representação da(s) relação(ões) íntima(s) e o comportamento nesse contexto relacional, pelo recurso à Intimate Relationship Interview (Lima, Vieira, Soares & Collins, 2005) e à Couple Inter­action Task (Collins, Hennighausen, Madsen & Roisman, 1998). Resultados preli­minares apontam para a associação entre a qualidade da organização da represen­tação e comportamentos específicos de vinculação, salientando a pertinência da avaliação da vinculação na idade adulta, no contexto das relações íntimas, pelo recurso à combinação de múltiplos métodos.

Palavras‑chave: vinculação na idade adulta; intimidade; interacção conjugal

 

 

Attachment in Couple’s Relationship: Representation of Intimacy and Couple’s Inter­action

Abstract: Adopting Bowlby’s attachment theory as the framework to the study of couples’ relationships, there has been a growing interest of research regarding the specific contribution attachment plays in adult intimate relation­ships. Generally, two different research approaches may be distinguished: a repre­sentational and a behavioural one, focused on specific features of couple’s inter­action. This paper addresses the relation between the quality of representation of the intimate relationship and the behaviour within this relational context, using the Intimate Relationship Interview (Lima, Vieira, Soares & Collins, 2005) and the Couple Interaction Task (Collins, Hennighausen, Madsen & Roisman, 1998). Preliminary data suggest a relation between the quality of representation of the intimate relationship and the specific attachment behaviours, emphasizing the relevance of combining multiple assessment methods when considering attach­ment in adult intimate relationships.

Key‑words: adult attachment; intimacy; couple’s interaction

 

 

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¹ Bolseira de Doutoramento da Fundação de Ciência de Tecnologia (BDSFRH/BD/ 13291/2003). Informação sobre o artigo poderá ser solicitada através do e‑mail vania.limaiep.uminho.pt.

² Assistente Estagiária da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Univer­sidade do Porto.

³ Professora Catedrática do Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho.