APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Equal Opportunity Avoiders? Avoidant Attachment Style and Support-Seeking Patterns.

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Patrick Robinson
    Wake Forest University
  • Michelle Francis
    Wake Forest University
  • Lara Kammrath
    Wake Forest University

Abstract

Support-seeking is considered a motivational process. Accordingly, differing motivations may lead to differing support-seeking patterns. The present research uses a recall paradigm on a MechanicalTurk population to understand whether individuals' attachment style influences the frequency with which they seek both formal and informal supporters.

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