Adult attachment style and information processing
Individual differences in curiosity and cognitive closure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mario Mikulincer (0000-0003-3639-0146, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1217-1230 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.72.5.1217 |
| PMID | 9150591 |
| OpenAlex | W1983345717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 163 |
| References cited | 6 |
Five studies examined the association between adult attachment style and information processing. Studies 1-2 focused on information search (curiosity-related beliefs and behaviors). Studies 3-5 focused on the integration of new information within cognitive structures; namely, the level of cognitive closure and its expressions in social judgements. Secure and anxious-ambivalent persons described themselves as more curious and held more positive attitudes toward curiosity than did avoidant persons. Time competition between information search and social interaction increased information search among avoidant persons, but decreased it among anxious-ambivalent persons. Finally, secure persons reported less preference for cognitive closure and were more likely to rely on new information in making social judgements than avoidant and anxious-ambivalent persons. The theoretical implications of the link between attachment and information processing are discussed.
Ambivalence · Attachment theory · Closure (psychology · Cognition · Cognitive dissonance · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive style · Curiosity · Developmental psychology · Information processing · Need for cognition · Preference · Style (visual arts · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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