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Psicologia
versão impressa ISSN 0874-2049
Psicologia v.20 n.1 Lisboa 2006
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 Couples Relationship: Representation of Intimacy and Couples Interaction
Abstract: Adopting Bowlbys 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 couples 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; couples 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.