Adult Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and （成人依恋、情绪失调和）.pdf

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry © 2013 American Orthopsychiatric Association 2013, Vol. 83, No. 1, 131–141 DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12001 Adult Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Symptoms of Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Anna Marganska, Michelle Gallagher, and Regina Miranda Hunter College, City University of New York Differences in attachment style have been linked to both emotion regulation and psycho- logical functioning, but the emotion regulatory mechanism through which attachment style might impact symptoms of depression and anxiety is unclear. The present study examined the explanatory role of emotion dysregulation in the relation between adult attachment style and symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a sample of 284 adults. Secure attachment was associated with lower depression and GAD symptoms and lower emotion dysregulation, whereas insecure attachment styles were generally associated with higher depression and GAD scores and higher emotion dysregulation. Perceived inability to generate effective emotion regulation strategies mediated the relation between insecure attachment and both depression and GAD symp- toms. Nonacceptance of negative emotions a