Attachment, Identity Processing Style, and Emotion Regulation among Emerging Adults
摘要
The current study examined the relationships among attachment (parent, peer, and romantic partner), identity processing style, and emotion regulation. Previous studies have revealed potential associations among some of the factors mentioned above, but this is the first study to examine how the three factors interact together. College students (N = 390) in psychology courses participated in an anonymous online survey for course credit. Associations were found among cognitive reappraisal, informational identity style and positive attachment, and among expressive suppression, diffuse-avoidant identity style, and negative attachment; however, predictors varied depending upon the type of attachment (parent, peer, or romantic partner). The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.