Baptist, Joyce A.Thompson, David E.Norton, Aaron M.Hardy, Nathan R.Link, Chelsea D.2012-05-232012-05-232012-05-23http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13848This study of 203 emerging adults investigated the moderating role of attachment on the intergenerational transmission of the effects of family emotional processes (enmeshment and disengagement) on adult offspring’s conflict management. Results indicated that higher levels of perceived disengagement led to more use of hostile and volatile and lower use of validating conflict styles. Results further indicated that attachment moderated the effects of disengagement on hostile and volatile but not validating styles. High levels of anxiety exacerbated the effects of disengagement while low levels of avoidance buffered the effects of disengagement. Clinical and research implications are discussed.This is an electronic version of an article published in American Journal of Family Therapy, 40(1), 56-73. The American Journal of Family Therapy is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01926187.2011.575030DisengagementEnmeshmentCohesionConflict styleAttachmentArticle (author version)