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SynthesisJournal of personality2023

Meta-analytic evidence that attachment insecurity is associated with less frequent experiences of discrete positive emotions.

Yoobin Park, Shayne Sanscartier, Emily A Impett, Sara B Algoe, Nathan D Leonhardt, Kristina Schrage, Cheryl L Carmichael, Nancy L Collins, Francesca Conte, Oreste De Rosa and 6 more

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Synthesis in Journal of personality, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yoobin ParkDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-3523
Shayne SanscartierDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Emily A ImpettDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Sara B AlgoeDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Nathan D LeonhardtDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Kristina SchrageDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cheryl L CarmichaelDepartment of Psychology, Brooklyn College & Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4474-3485
Nancy L CollinsDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Francesca ConteDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5429-5831
Oreste De RosaDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6964-5024
Gianluca FiccaDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.
Barbara L FredricksonDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Paige HarrisDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Dacher KeltnerDepartment of Psychology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
Taylor N WestDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Geoff MacDonaldDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

Health-Promoting Effects of Positive EmotionsR01MH059615 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FREDRICKSON, BARBARA LEE · 2000 to 2008
$2.0M
An Affective Intervention to Reverse the Biological Residue of Low Childhood SESR01AG048811 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FREDRICKSON, BARBARA LEE · 2014 to 2015
$289k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG048811NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH059615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIndividual differences in attachment insecurity can have important implications for experiences of positive emotions. However, existing research on the link between attachment insecurity and positive emotional experiences has typically used a composite measure of positive emotions, overlooking the potential importance of differentiating discrete emotions.

methodWe conducted a meta-analysis of 10 cross-sectional samples (N = 3215), examining how attachment insecurity is associated with self-reported frequency of experiencing positive emotions, with a distinction made between more social (i.e., love and gratitude) and less social (i.e., peace and awe or curiosity) positive emotions.

resultsHigh (vs. low) levels of both attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with less frequent experience of positive emotions regardless of their social relevance. When analyzing each emotion separately, we found that attachment anxiety showed negative relations to all emotions except gratitude. Attachment avoidance was negatively associated with all emotions, and the link was even stronger with love (vs. peace, awe, or curiosity). Additional analyses of daily diary data revealed that attachment anxiety and avoidance were also negatively associated with daily experiences of positive emotions, regardless of social relevance.

conclusionOur results underscore the need to further investigate the mechanisms underlying insecure individuals' blunted positive emotional experiences.

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EmotionsObject AttachmentAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSelf Reportaffectattachmentemotional experiences

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PMID36401808
PMCPMC10195919

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