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The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the association between adult attachment security and the attributions individuals' make about romantic partners' negative behaviors, (2) investigate whether attributions made about generalized romantic partners' differ from those made about one's own specific romantic partner within attachment style groups, and (3) examine the extent to which attributions for romantic partners' negative behaviors account for the association between adult attachment security and romantic relationship distress. The participants were 609 college students selected from the introductory psychology course subject pool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Analyses revealed an association between adult attachment security and attributions for romantic partners' negative behaviors. 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