In:
British Journal of Social Psychology, Wiley, Vol. 47, No. 4 ( 2008-12), p. 557-573
Abstract:
In two experiments, participants made symbolic approach and avoidance movements towards or away from attachment figure‐ and acquaintance‐related cues after being primed with a distressing or a non‐distressing context. Results showed that automatic approach responses towards the attachment figure were stronger in a distressing than in a non‐distressing context, regardless of whether the source of distress was attachment‐relevant or ‐irrelevant and regardless of one's attachment style. Individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with the predicted patterns of approach–avoidance tendencies: attachment anxiety heightened the tendency to approach the attachment Figure (Experiments 1 and 2), whereas attachment avoidance reduced this tendency (Experiment 2). Findings are discussed as providing first evidence on the role of automatic action tendencies in adult attachment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0144-6665
,
2044-8309
DOI:
10.1348/014466607X265148
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2008
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625325-8
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1493664-1
SSG:
5,2
