Attachment styles and fear of personal death: A case study of affect regulation
Examined the relationship between attachment classification and fear of death. Results lent credence to the theory that early attachment style leads to a system for regulation of affect.
| Secure |
Experienced less fear of death than other styles |
| Avoidant |
Tend to fear the unknown nature of death. |
| Anxious/ambivalent |
Tend to fear the loss of social identity aspects of death. |