A Review of the Secure Attachment Initiation Effect on Emotion Regulation

Jiajia Li

doi:10.54691/p78z3367

Authors

Jiajia Li

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/p78z3367

Keywords:

Attachment, secure attachment initiation, emotion regulation, emotion regulation strategy selection, state attachment.

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, there have been a large number of studies exploring the effects and mechanisms of secure attachment initiation, but there is some disagreement and inconsistency in the findings. Previous empirical studies have shown that attachment has a certain effect on emotion regulation, and secure attachment has a better emotion regulation function. Individual attachment characteristics have a duality of trait attachment and state attachment, trait attachment has stability, and state attachment can be reached through secure attachment initiation. Secure attachment initiation is a relatively new technique in current research. This paper will review the current research results and describe the current status of secure attachment initiation, its impact on individual emotion regulation, its effectiveness, shortcomings, and directions for future research.

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