Adult Attachment Style, Emotion Regulation, and Social Networking Sites Addiction

Liu, Chang; Ma, Jianling

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02352

Cited by 66 publications

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“…Large numbers of studies have been conducted to explore the influence of parent–child relationships on later attachment patterns as part of an effort to validate and elaborate existing theories developed by pioneer researchers such as Ainsworth et al (1978) and Bowlby (1973, 1980). The present study is meaningful in this endeavor as we synthesized previous data from a large number of studies and produced reliable results with a large sample size.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They are likely to have concerns about losing or being abandoned by others (Hazan & Shaver, 1987). In addition to experiencing difficulties in their close relationships, those with an insecure pattern of attachment have been shown to exhibit other negative outcomes in adulthood, such as social anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and other physical and psychological maladies (Liu & Ma, 2019; Manning et al, 2017; Monteleone et al, 2018; Picardi et al, 2019; Zortea, Gray, & O'Connor, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Association of Parent–child Experiences with Insecure Attachment in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Kim

Baek

Park

2021

J of Family Theo & Revie

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This study reviewed and synthesized existing research to examine the association of parent-child experiences in childhood with two types of adult insecure attachments styles: anxiety-related attachment (ANA) and avoidance-related attachment (AVA). Correlates of adult insecure attachment styles were systematically reviewed and quantitatively synthesized using meta-analytic methods. Overall, 213 and 177 correlates with ANA and AVA were identified from 56 studies, with these factors further categorized into four thematic domains: perceived attachment with parents, perceived parenting style, perceived relationship with parents, and recalled childhood adversity. Children's attachment patterns with their parents were strongly associated with their pattern of adult attachment. Codependent relationships with parents, childhood neglect, and childhood psychological abuse were also significantly associated with both ANA and AVA. Authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles showed the strongest positive and negative associations with ANA and AVA, respectively. Our findings

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Association of Parent–child Experiences with Insecure Attachment in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Kim

Baek

Park

2021

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…This finding corroborates with the comparable pattern described by Lee [27] who found a negative correlation between avoidant attachment and the propensity to social bonding on a SNS. Accordingly to previous researches, anxiety in close relationships positively predicts SNSs addiction [83], whereas avoidance in close relationships is negatively associated with SNSs addiction [84]. Users who tend to evade the close relationship are not more interested by alternative social activities either in offline and online life [85,86,87].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 67%

Modulation of Instagram Number of Followings by Avoidance in Close Relationships in Young Adults Under a Gene x Environment Perspective

Bonassi¹,

Carollo²,

Cataldo³

et al. 2021

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The advent of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has determined radical changes in human social life, demanding to deepen investigations on the mechanisms underlying socialization processes on online platforms. The knowledge acquired from previous studies on in-person sociability could guide researchers to consider both environmental and genetic features as candidates of the online socialization. In the current research, we explored the impact of the quality of adult attachment and the genetic properties of the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR) on Instagram social behavior. Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire was adopted to assess 57 Instagram users' attachment pattern in close relationship with their partner. Genotypes from the 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 region were extracted from the users' buccal mucosa and analyzed. Details on users' Instagram social behavior were acquired from four indexes: number of posts, number of followed users ("followings") and number followers, and the Social Desirability Index calculated from the followers to followings ratio.Although no interaction between rs25531 and ECR-R dimensions was found, results suggested an association between avoidance in close relationships and Instagram number of followings. Specifically, post-hoc analyses revealed that adult avoidance from the partner predicts the Instagram number of followings with good evidence. Moreover, users who reported high avoidance levels displayed fewer followings than users who reported low levels of avoidance.This research provides a window into the psychobiological understanding of online socialization on SNSs as Instagram.

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“…This finding corroborates with the comparable pattern described by Lee [ 78 ], who found a negative correlation between avoidant attachment and the propensity to social bonding on a SNS. Accordingly to previous studies, anxiety in close relationships positively predicts SNSs addiction [ 79 ], whereas avoidance in close relationships is negatively associated with SNSs addiction [ 80 ]. Users who tend to evade close relationships are not more interested by alternative social activities either in offline or online life [ 81 , 82 , 83 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

Modulation of Instagram Number of Followings by Avoidance in Close Relationships in Young Adults under a Gene x Environment Perspective

Bonassi

Carollo

Cataldo

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Social networking sites have determined radical changes in human life, demanding investigations on online socialization mechanisms. The knowledge acquired on in-person sociability could guide researchers to consider both environmental and genetic features as candidates of online socialization. Here, we explored the impact of the quality of adult attachment and the genetic properties of the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR) on Instagram social behavior. Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire was adopted to assess 57 Instagram users’ attachment pattern in close relationships with partners. Genotypes from the 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 region were extracted from the users’ buccal mucosa and analyzed. Users’ Instagram social behavior was examined from four indexes: number of posts, number of followed users (“followings”) and number of followers, and the Social Desirability Index calculated from the followers to followings ratio. Although no interaction between rs25531 and ECR-R dimensions was found, an association between avoidance in close relationships and Instagram number of followings emerged. Post hoc analyses revealed adult avoidance from the partner predicts the Instagram number of followings with good evidence. Moreover, users reporting high avoidance levels displayed fewer followings than users who reported low levels of avoidance. This research provides a window into the psychobiological understanding of online socialization on Instagram.

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Adult Attachment Style, Emotion Regulation, and Social Networking Sites Addiction

Cited by 66 publications

References 43 publications

Association of Parent–child Experiences with Insecure Attachment in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Association of Parent–child Experiences with Insecure Attachment in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Modulation of Instagram Number of Followings by Avoidance in Close Relationships in Young Adults Under a Gene x Environment Perspective

Modulation of Instagram Number of Followings by Avoidance in Close Relationships in Young Adults under a Gene x Environment Perspective

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