APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Adult Attachment Insecurity and Positive Emotions: The Mediating Role of Dispositional Mindfulness Facets
- Yanming He
University of Edinburgh - Zsofia K. Takacs
University of Edinburgh - Zara P. Brodie
University of Edinburgh - Karen Goodall
University of Edinburgh
Abstract
Among 513 adults, parallel-mediation models showed mindfulness facets shape attachment–emotion links. “Non-judging” consistently mediated attachment anxiety/avoidance effects on discrete positive emotions and their regulation, whereas “describe” only showed mediating effects among attachment avoidance. Findings clarify why attachment insecurity limits positive affect and guide tailoring mindfulness interventions to individual attachment profiles.
