Momeñe Janire, Estévez Ana, Griffiths Mark D, Macía Patricia, Herrero Marta, Olave Leticia, Iruarrizaga Itziar
Psychology Department, School of Health Sciences, University of Deusto, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Oct 8;14(10):909. doi: 10.3390/bs14100909.
Previous evidence has demonstrated a relationship between insecure attachment and the development of emotional dependence towards an individual's partner. However, the possibility that this relationship may be indirect and mediated by individual factors such as difficulties in emotional regulation has not previously been explored. Consequently, the objectives of the present study were to analyze the (i) differences in emotional dependence on an individual's partner and difficulties in emotional regulation capacity according to secure, preoccupied or dismissing attachment style and (ii) mediating role of difficulties in emotional regulation in the relationship between both insecure attachment styles and emotional dependence on an individual's partner. The sample comprised 741 participants ranging in age from 18 to 30 years (M = 21.32, SD = 2.93). The mediations were tested with linear regressions with the macro PROCESS v4.0. The results showed that emotional dependence on a partner and difficulties in emotional regulation were greater among individuals who had developed a dismissing attachment compared those with secure or preoccupied attachment. Likewise, the mediation model confirmed the mediating role of difficulties in the capacity for emotional regulation in the relationship between dismissing attachment and emotional dependence, with rejection of negative or discomfort-generating emotions predominating. The findings provide preliminary evidence that rejection of negative emotional experiences may play an important role in the relationship between insecure dismissing attachment style and emotional dependence on an individual's partner. Consequently, it is recommended that emotional dependence intervention programs include of the management of intolerance to negative emotions.
先前的证据表明，不安全依恋与个体对伴侣产生情感依赖之间存在关联。然而，这种关系可能是间接的，并由诸如情绪调节困难等个体因素介导，这一可能性此前尚未得到探讨。因此，本研究的目的是分析：(i) 根据安全型、痴迷型或疏离型依恋风格，个体对伴侣的情感依赖以及情绪调节能力困难方面的差异；(ii) 情绪调节困难在两种不安全依恋风格与个体对伴侣的情感依赖之间关系中的中介作用。样本包括741名年龄在18至30岁之间的参与者（M = 21.32，SD = 2.93）。使用宏观PROCESS v4.0通过线性回归对中介作用进行了检验。结果表明，与安全型或痴迷型依恋的个体相比，形成疏离型依恋的个体对伴侣的情感依赖以及情绪调节困难更大。同样，中介模型证实了情绪调节能力困难在疏离型依恋与情感依赖关系中的中介作用，其中对负面或产生不适感的情绪的排斥占主导。研究结果提供了初步证据，表明对负面情绪体验的排斥可能在不安全的疏离型依恋风格与个体对伴侣的情感依赖之间的关系中起重要作用。因此，建议情感依赖干预项目包括对负面情绪不耐受的管理。
