Attachment theory and emotions in close relationships
In
this article, the authors explore the attachment theory and that of emotions in
close relationships. The authors argue that individuals who are raised in a
security-inducing parental care portray a wider range of emotions. The emotions
range from happiness, admiration, gratitude, pride to compassion, guilt, and
anger. In addition, their emotional reactions reflect a stronger tendency to
maintain and enhance relationship quality and partner’s welfare, overcome
relational obstacles, restore emotional equanimity, restore stability in a
relationship, and encourage a partner’s personal development. In contrast, an insecurely attached individual would exhibit
narrower range of emotions. Whereas a avoidant person’s personality will
largely consist of defensive self-enhancement and negative feelings toward a
partner. The anxiously attached individual will tend to be overwhelmed by
distress-related feelings during negative relational episodes and to express
ambivalent blends of positive and negative emotions during a positive
relational episode.
-Shao Chien Lin (Tim Lin)
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