대학생의 성인애착 유형과 이성관계: 관계중독, 친밀감 두려움, 대인관계 유능성 중심으로

Adult Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships in University Students: Relationship Addiction, Fear-of-Intimacy, and Interpersonal Competence

본 연구는 대학생의 성인애착 유형을 구분하고, 각 유형별로 관계중독, 친밀감 두려움, 대인관계 유능성 수준에 차이가 있는가를 살펴보는 것이다. 대학생 621명을 대상으로 실시된 조사에서 성인애착유형은 안정형 52.5%, 몰두형 17.1%, 거부형 15.5%, 두려움형 14.9%로 분류되었다. 두려움형은 관계중독의 가능성이 높고, 거부형과 두려움형이 친밀감 두려움을 높게 형성하고 있으며 몰두형은 대인관계에 더 유능한 경향이 있는 반면 거부형은 대인관계 유능성 수준이 낮다. 안정형은 불안과 회피애착, 친밀감 두려움, 몰두형은 회피애착, 거부형과 두려움형은 사랑중독과 성중독이 대인관계 유능성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구 결과는 대학생의 이성관계에 관한 상담과 교육 프로그램의 자료로 활용될 수 있다.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the types of adult attachments in college students in romantic relationships and investigate difference in the levels of relationship addiction, fear-of-intimacy, and interpersonal competence in each. Methods: A total of 621 of college students were included in the study. Results: Adult attachment types were classified in the following ways: secure type (52.5%), preoccupied type (15.5%), dismissing type (17.1%) and fearful type (14.9%). The fearful attachment type tended to have a higher likelihood of relationship addiction. The dismissing attachment type and fearful attachment type tended to have a higher fear of intimacy. The preoccupied attachment type had a higher level of interpersonal competence. Anxiety attachment, avoidance attachment, and content of fear-ofintimacy factors are variables that affected interpersonal competence in the secure attachment type. In the preoccupied attachment type, low levels of avoidance attachment increased interpersonal competence. In the dismissing attachment type and the fearful attachment type, love addiction and sex addiction were variables that affected interpersonal competence. Conclusions: The results of this study can influence counseling and education programs to improve satisfaction of intimate relationships.