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Freier Beitrag

Der Zusammenhang zwischen Belästigung des Ex-Partners, Trennungskontext, Bindungsstil und Commitment gegenüber der Beziehung

Published Online:January 01, 2014https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-4747/a000182

Abstract

Die vorliegende Studie untersuchte via online-Befragung den Zusammenhang zwischen Ex-Partner-Belästigung und Trennungskontext, Bindungsstil sowie Commitment. Es wurde erwartet, dass jene Männer, die von ihrer Ex-Partnerin verlassen worden sind, eher zu Belästigungsverhalten gegenüber dieser tendieren als jene, die die Beziehung selber beendet haben. Des Weiteren wurde ein positiver Zusammenhang zwischen Belästigungsverhalten und ängstlicher Bindung erwartet. Schliesslich wurde erstmalig eine positive Beziehung zwischen Belästigungsverhalten und Commitment gegenüber der Beziehung postuliert. Für die Analysen wurden die Daten einer für die Universität Bern repräsentativen Stichprobe von männlichen Studenten und Doktoranden (N = 140) untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass insbesondere Commitment ein guter Prädiktor für Ex-Partner-Belästigung ist und dass der verlassene Partner zu mehr solchen stalkingähnlichen Verhaltensweisen neigt als der, der den Partner verlassen hat. Ebenfalls konnte eine Beziehung zwischen ängstlicher Bindung und Ex-Partner-Belästigung gefunden werden.


Correlation between post-relationship harassment, break-up context, attachment and commitment

The present study investigated the correlation between post-relationship harassment, break-up context, attachment and commitment. Therefore an online questionnaire was used. Participants (N = 140) were men, being a representative sample of students at the University of Bern. It was assumed that male breakup sufferers were more likely to engage in unwanted pursuit behavior than relationship dissolvers. A positive relationship between unwanted pursuit behavior and anxious attachment was anticipated. For the first time the level of commitment was assumed to be directly proportional to unwanted pursuit behavior. Results show that breakup sufferers are more likely than relationship dissolvers to engage in stalking-like behavior. Commitment in particular is a significant predictor of unwanted pursuit behavior. A positive relationship between unwanted pursuit behavior and anxious attachment was found as well.

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