Attachment orientation and dynamics of negative and positive emotions in daily life

Jaakko Tammilehto; Peter Kuppens; Guy Bosmans; Marjo Flykt; Kirsi Peltonen; Mervi Vänskä; Jallu Lindblom

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104398

Attachment orientation and dynamics of negative and positive emotions in daily life

Jaakko Tammilehto^*
, Peter Kuppens
, Guy Bosmans
, Marjo Flykt
, Kirsi Peltonen
, Mervi Vänskä
, Jallu Lindblom

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

People's attachment orientation contributes to their emotional experiences. However, the associations between attachment orientation and emotion dynamic features have remained unclear. In this preregistered study, we tested the associations of attachment orientation with baseline level, variability, inertia, and differentiation of emotions using two ecological momentary assessment adult samples (N = 122; N = 127). Attachment anxiety predicted a higher baseline level of negative emotions in both samples and a lower baseline level of positive emotions in one sample. Attachment avoidance predicted a lower baseline level of positive emotions in both samples. After covarying baseline level, no associations of attachment orientation were detected with variability, inertia, and differentiation. Our findings suggest that attachment orientation is associated with baseline level rather than other emotion dynamic features.

Original language	English
Article number	104398
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104398
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work was supported by the grant of the Academy of Finland (#323845) awarded to Jallu Lindblom, and the grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation (the Kymenlaakso Regional Fund), Alfred Kordelin Foundation, and Finnish Academy of Science and Letters awarded to Jaakko Tammilehto. We thank Raija-Leena Punamäki-Gitai for her valuable comments on earlier drafts. All authors have made a significant contribution to this work 3 3 and approved the final version.

Keywords

Affect dynamics
Attachment anxiety
Attachment avoidance
Baseline level
Differentiation
Ecological momentary assessment
Inertia
Negative emotions
Positive emotions
Variability

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