Highlights•Describes how anxiously and avoidantly attached people think, feel, and behave
when distressed.•Reviews key principles of attachment theory.•Indicates how attachment …

Researchers have used J. Bowlby's (1969/1982, 1973, 1980, 1988) attachment theory
frequently as a basis for examining whether experiences in close personal relationships …

Individuals regulate their emotions in a wide variety of ways. Are some forms of emotion
regulation healthier than others? We focus on two commonly used emotion regulation …

Abstract Attachment theory (J. Bowlby, 1982/1969, 1973) is one of the most useful and
generative frameworks for understanding both normative and individual-differences aspects …

Because there has been relatively little communication and cross-fertilization between the
two major lines of research on adult attachment, one based on coded narrative assessments …

Attachment theory is a lifespan developmental theory. According to Bowlby (1969/1982),
human attachments play a “vital role... from the cradle to the grave”(p. 208). Ainsworth …

Three studies explored the effects of subliminal threat on the activation of representations of
attachment figures. This accessibility was measured in a lexical decision task and a Stroop …

Abstract Romantic couples (N= 194) participated in an investigation of caregiving processes
in adulthood. In Phase 1, couple members completed questionnaires designed to identify …

Five studies examined the effects of priming the secure base schema on intergroup bias. In
addition, Studies 1–2 examined the effects of dispositional attachment style, Studies 2–5 …

In the past 20 years, attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969/1982, 1973, 1980) has become one of
the most influential conceptual frameworks for understanding emotion regulation. Although …