Evraire Lyndsay Elizabeth, Dozois David John Andrew, Wilde Jesse Lee
Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Eur J Psychol. 2022 Feb 25;18(1):19-39. doi: 10.5964/ejop.3059. eCollection 2022 Feb.
The current daily diary study examined the moderating impact of attachment style on the association between excessive reassurance seeking (ERS) behavior and trust in romantic dyads. A sample of 110 heterosexual couples completed measures of attachment, ERS, and relationship trust. In line with prior research, an anxious attachment style was associated with higher daily ERS, and an avoidant attachment style with lower daily ERS. Lower levels of trust were also associated with greater daily ERS. Moreover, analyses remained significant while controlling for symptoms of depression. This study extended the literature by demonstrating that for women with an anxious attachment style, and men with an avoidant attachment style, ERS was related to lower next day trust. In contrast, the partners of men with an avoidant attachment style, who also engaged in ERS, reported higher levels of next day trust. This study was also the first to examine how individual attachment styles influenced the perception of, and reactions to, ERS. Women with an anxious attachment style liked when their male partners engaged in ERS, as illustrated by higher levels of reported trust. These results support the idea that attachment styles play an important role in determining whether or not ERS leads to negative interpersonal consequences. They also suggest that it is the combination of relationship insecurities and ERS that leads to negative interpersonal consequences.
当前的日记研究考察了依恋风格对过度寻求安慰（ERS）行为与浪漫伴侣关系中信任之间关联的调节作用。110对异性恋情侣组成的样本完成了依恋、ERS和关系信任的测量。与先前的研究一致，焦虑型依恋风格与更高的每日ERS相关，而回避型依恋风格与更低的每日ERS相关。较低水平的信任也与更高的每日ERS相关。此外，在控制抑郁症状的情况下，分析结果仍然显著。本研究通过表明对于焦虑型依恋风格的女性和回避型依恋风格的男性，ERS与次日较低的信任相关，从而扩展了相关文献。相比之下，回避型依恋风格且也表现出ERS行为的男性的伴侣报告次日信任水平更高。本研究也是首个考察个体依恋风格如何影响对ERS的认知及反应的研究。焦虑型依恋风格的女性在其男性伴侣表现出ERS行为时会更开心，如报告的信任水平更高所示。这些结果支持了这样一种观点，即依恋风格在决定ERS是否会导致负面人际后果方面起着重要作用。它们还表明，是关系不安全感和ERS的结合导致了负面人际后果。
