Mastery matters most: How mastery and positive relations link attachment avoidance and anxiety to negative emotions

• Published in: Cognition and emotion Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 1027 - 1036
• Main Authors: Paech, Juliane, Schindler, Ines, Fagundes, Christopher P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 03.07.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Anxiety - complications; Anxiety - psychology; Attachment; Avoidance behavior; Depression; Depression - complications; Depression - psychology; Emotions; Environmental mastery; Envy; Fear; Fear & phobias; Fear - psychology; Female; Hostility; Humans; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Negative emotions; Object Attachment; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Environmental mastery; Fear; Depression; Hostility; Attachment; Envy

Attachment avoidance and anxiety are associated with negative emotions. However, the mechanisms underlying these associations are not fully understood. We investigated environmental mastery and positive relations with others as two mechanisms behind the attachment-emotion link in a sample of 343 adu...