Based o n their studies of h ow important the family is to an individual's psychological development,
Feeney a n d Noller (1990) f o u n d that attachment styles developed in childhood carry
on to influence t h e way romantic relationships are formed in later life. They assessed the levels
of attachment, c o m m u n i c a t i o n p a t t e r n s and relationship satisfaction of m a r r i e d couples, and