An Investigation of the Relationship Between Attachment Style, Emotional Experience and Hopelessness/Helplessness
In a study of Turkish undergraduate students, the attachment styles of anxiety and avoidance were both associated with feelings of helplessness. However, whereas the anxiety attachment style was associated with anger, the avoidance attachment style was associated with feeling calm.
Authors
- David Lester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1357-8672)
- Sevginar Vatan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-0888)
Institutions
- Stockton University (US)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Reports
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941261504416
- Primary Topic
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00