Adult attachment and intimate relationship satisfaction among university students: the chain mediating roles of appreciation and sense of giving (opens in new tab)

BackgroundSatisfying intimate relationships are fundamental to young adults’ psychological well-being. Although adult attachment theory provides a robust framework for understanding relationship quality, the mechanisms linking higher attachment anxiety and avoidance to lower relationship satisfaction remain underexplored. This study tested a chain mediation model in which appreciation (both expressed and felt) and sense of giving sequentially mediate the link between insecure attachment and r...