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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Role of Difficulty in Emotion Regulation in the Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Attachment Insecurity

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Developmental

  • Hung-Chu Lin
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Ashley Hughes
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Lindsey Held
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Krista Malley
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • MiKaila Kinsland
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Nicholas Barker
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Abstract

This study underscored difficulty in emotion regulation (DER) as a mediator for the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and attachment insecurity (attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance). The findings carried implications for targeting emotion regulation as a means of ameliorating harmful effects of ACEs on attachment functioning.

Emotion

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