Abstract
This study examines whether the commonality among three early adulthood and adult attachment relationships reported in previous studies would be replicated in same-sex friendships of young adults, based on the relationships between early adulthood attachment dimensions, emotional experiences in relationships, and evaluation of the relationships. The participants were 106 dyads of young adult friends. The results showed that the anxiety attachment dimension was significantly positively correlated with the individual's negative and positive emotions in the relationship. The avoidance dimension was significantly positively correlated with the individual's negative emotions in the relationship, and significantly negatively correlated with the individual's evaluation of relationship, and marginally negatively correlated with the individual's positive emotions in the relationship. Moreover, the relation between the avoidance dimension and the individual's self evaluation of the relationship was mediated by the individual's positive emotions in the relationship. The results are discussed in terms of attachment and affiliation systems.
