Attachment style and romantic love: relationship dissolusion
Examined emotional responses to relationship dissolusion and found positive correlations which supported the link between attachment style and regulation of affect. Also found attachment style related differences in the nature or strength of different aspects of the protest, depair and detachment behaviours.
| Secure |
No particular relationships found. |
| Avoidant |
Related positively with Relief, negatively with Upset. |
| Anxious/Ambivalent |
Related positively with Surprise and Upset, negatively with Relief. |