Untangling Relational Ties: How Internalized Homonegativity and Adult Attachment Shape Relationship Quality in Lesbian and Gay Couples.

Similarly, a recent study ( Itzhaky et al., 2017 ) involving 504 Lebanon war veterans found that although the interaction between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and attachment avoidance was not significant (although it approached significance), the data showed that at low levels of attachment avoidance there was evidence of a negative effect of PTSS on relationship quality, whereas at high levels of attachment avoidance the relationship between PTSS and relationship quality was not significant, again indicating the protective role of attachment avoidance.

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