Gay males' intimate relationship quality: The roles of attachment security, gay identity, social support, and income

Y Elizur, A Mintzer - Personal Relationships, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Y Elizur, A Mintzer
Personal Relationships, 2003Wiley Online Library
Past research of relationship quality in same–sex couples has emphasized similarities with
heterosexual couples. The present study examined both general and gay–specific intra–and
interpersonal factors as predictors of gay men's relationship durability and relationship
satisfaction. Our proposed path model postulated effects of contextual variables on self and
relationships (ie, social support/acceptance as context for attachment security, self–
acceptance, and intimate relationships). The data, collected from an Israeli sample of gay …
Past research of relationship quality in same–sex couples has emphasized similarities with heterosexual couples. The present study examined both general and gay–specific intra– and interpersonal factors as predictors of gay men's relationship durability and relationship satisfaction. Our proposed path model postulated effects of contextual variables on self and relationships (i.e., social support/acceptance as context for attachment security, self–acceptance, and intimate relationships). The data, collected from an Israeli sample of gay men (N = 121), supported this model. All hypothesized paths were significant: Attachment security mediated the association of perceived friends’ support and self–acceptance with relationship quality, self–acceptance mediated the association of self–definition and perceived friends’ acceptance with relationship quality, and income had a direct association with relationship quality.
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