Some Differences of Emotional Suppression among Four Attachment Styles

Abstract

This study investigated the relationships between four attachment styles and emotional suppression. College students (Nϭ416) completed a questionnaire which assessed attachment style and emotional suppression. The results of the analyses indicated that both dismissing and avoidant people expressed their negative emotions less than secure and preoccupied people. Although avoidant people suppressed emotional expression in social situations, dismissing people did not.