Odnos Eriksonovih osnovnih snaga ličnosti, emocionalne kompetentnosti i privrženosti prema ljubavnim partnerima u osoba mlađe odrasle dobi
The Relationship between Erikson's Basic Personality Strengths, Emotional Competence and Intimacy toward Romantic Partners among Younger Adults

Summary/Abstract: In this study, in which 296 undergraduate students participated, we examined the role of stage resolution derived from the first six stage crises outlined by Erikson and emotional competence in prediction of avoidance and anxiety in romantic relationships. Taking personality dimensions into consideration, only intimacy was found to be significant in predicting the avoidance dimension. When emotional competence skills entered the analysis, the amount of explained variance was significantly increased, whereas the variable expressing and labeling emotions had the biggest contribution. Findings suggest that participants who score higher on intimacy and are better in expressing emotions, are also less likely to avoid intimacy in romantic relationships. With the chosen set of predictors we explained about a third of the variance of anxiety in romantic relationships, and the only significant predictors were trust and autonomy, personality strengths that theoretically develop in the earliest stages of psychosocial development. Regression analyses suggest that there is a difference in the nature of processes that stand behind these two dimensions of attachment, which corresponds with the theoretical expectations.

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