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Attachment working models and the sense of trust

An exploration of interaction goals and affect regulation

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ID6206578
AuthorsMario Mikulincer (0000-0003-3639-0146, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume74
Issue5
Pages1209-1224
Publication date1998-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.74.5.1209
OpenAlexW4245243548
LanguageEN
Citations received147
References cited25

Five studies examined the association between adult attachment style and the sense of trust in close relationships. Study 1 focused on the accessibility of trust-related memories. Studies 2-5 focused on trust-related goals and coping strategies, while using different data collection techniques (openended probes, diary methodology, lexical decision task). Findings showed that secure persons felt more trust toward partners, showed higher accessibility of positive trust-related memories, reported more positive trust episodes over a 3-week period, and adopted more constructive strategies in coping with the violation of trust than insecure persons. In addition, whereas intimacy attainment was the main trust-related goal for all the attachment groups, security attainment was an additional goal of anxious-ambivalent persons, and control attainment was an additional goal of avoidant persons. Findings are discussed in terms of attachment working models

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