Mediators of the Link Between Adult Attachment and Mindfulness
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Caldwell, Jon G.
Shaver, Phillip R.
Abstract / Description
The capacity to be mindfully aware of the present moment without judgment is associated with a number of positive psychological and physiological outcomes. Experiences in attachment relationships are related to specific cognitive-emotional patterns that may contribute to dispositional mindfulness. A sample of adults (N = 93) completed questionnaires regarding adult attachment, rumination, thought suppression, attentional control, and mindfulness. Attachment-related avoidance predicted lower levels of mindfulness, a relation mediated by thought suppression and poorer attentional control. Attachment-related anxiety also predicted lower levels of mindfulness, a relation mediated by rumination and poorer attentional control. The results suggest that in the context of insecure attachment relationships thought suppression and rumination defend against personal and interpersonal losses by deactivating (in the case of avoidance) or hyperactivating (in the case of anxiety) the attachment system. These habitual defensive patterns may be important links between adult attachment orientations and mindfulness.
Keyword(s)
mindfulness attachment adult attachment rumination thought suppression attentional control emotion emotion regulationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2013-12-20
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
7
Issue
2
Page numbers
299–310
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Caldwell, J. G., & Shaver, P. R. (2013). Mediators of the Link Between Adult Attachment and Mindfulness. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 7(2), 299–310. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v7i2.133
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Caldwell, Jon G.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Shaver, Phillip R.
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Date of first publication2013-12-20
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Abstract / DescriptionThe capacity to be mindfully aware of the present moment without judgment is associated with a number of positive psychological and physiological outcomes. Experiences in attachment relationships are related to specific cognitive-emotional patterns that may contribute to dispositional mindfulness. A sample of adults (N = 93) completed questionnaires regarding adult attachment, rumination, thought suppression, attentional control, and mindfulness. Attachment-related avoidance predicted lower levels of mindfulness, a relation mediated by thought suppression and poorer attentional control. Attachment-related anxiety also predicted lower levels of mindfulness, a relation mediated by rumination and poorer attentional control. The results suggest that in the context of insecure attachment relationships thought suppression and rumination defend against personal and interpersonal losses by deactivating (in the case of avoidance) or hyperactivating (in the case of anxiety) the attachment system. These habitual defensive patterns may be important links between adult attachment orientations and mindfulness.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCaldwell, J. G., & Shaver, P. R. (2013). Mediators of the Link Between Adult Attachment and Mindfulness. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 7(2), 299–310. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v7i2.133en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1812
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2178
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v7i2.133
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Keyword(s)mindfulnessen_US
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Keyword(s)attachmenten_US
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Keyword(s)adult attachmenten_US
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Keyword(s)ruminationen_US
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Keyword(s)thought suppressionen_US
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Keyword(s)attentional controlen_US
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Keyword(s)emotionen_US
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Keyword(s)emotion regulationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMediators of the Link Between Adult Attachment and Mindfulnessen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers299–310
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Volume7
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