Insecure attachment and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of rumination, empathy, and forgiveness
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There was a low and significant negative correlation between empathy and avoidance attachment, consistent with previous studies.
“We found a low and significant negative correlation between empathy and avoidance attachment, consistent with previous studies [73,74].”
From The Relationship between Empathy and Attachment in Children and Adolescents: Three-Level Meta-Analyses. (2022) · cites this paper as [73]
Securely attached adults have a greater ability to use and adjust their emotions.
“Securely attached adults need a more extraordinary ability to use and adjust their emotions.This could contribute to the enhanced relationships and can be forecast of secure attachment (Burnette et al., 2009).”
From THE ROLE OF INTIMACY, BELONGING, SELF-ESTEEM INTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIOUS, AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT AND FORGIVENESS AMONG MARRIED IRANIAN WOMEN (2021) · cites this paper as Burnette et al., 2009
In research with college students, anxious attachment was strongly related to belonging and self-esteem, and avoidant attachment to a lack of intimacy, belonging, and self-esteem.
“In research with college students, it was found that anxious attachment was strongly related to belonging and self-esteem and avoidant attachment to a lack of intimacy and belonging and self-esteem (Burnette et al., 2009;Chung & Lee, 2014).”
From THE ROLE OF INTIMACY, BELONGING, SELF-ESTEEM INTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIOUS, AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT AND FORGIVENESS AMONG MARRIED IRANIAN WOMEN (2021) · cites this paper as Burnette et al., 2009
Attachment is the most reliable forecaster of forgiveness.
“Many scholars hold the view that attachment and forgiveness are similar concepts, and attachment is the most reliable forecaster of forgiveness (Burnette et al., 2009;Chung & Lee, 2014;Langman & Chung, 2013).”
From THE ROLE OF INTIMACY, BELONGING, SELF-ESTEEM INTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIOUS, AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT AND FORGIVENESS AMONG MARRIED IRANIAN WOMEN (2021) · cites this paper as Burnette et al., 2009
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- Authors
- Burnette, J. L., Davis, D. E., Green, J. D., Worthington, E. L., & Bradfield, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Richmond (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Burnette, Jeni L.
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-02
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 276-280
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2089372355
- Cited by
- 246
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- insecure attachment, depressive symptoms, rumination, empathy, forgiveness, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, dispositional forgiveness, mediation, attachment theory
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