Attachment theory posits that close interpersonal relationships provide people with psychological security
across the lifespan. Research shows that when people perceive that close others are unreliable, they may seek
alternative, non-social sources of security (e.g., deities). Building on this work, the authors hypothesized that
attachment to objects compensates for threatened attachment security when close others are unreliable. Participants
primed with close others', but not strangers', unreliability reported increased attachment to belongings
(Study 1), and this effect was mediated by feelings of attachment anxiety (concern over close others' availability),
but not attachment avoidance (avoiding emotional dependence; Study 2), suggesting that object attachment
compensates for the perception that close others are unreliable rather than consistently rejecting. In Study 3,
when a valued belonging was removed, participants primed with uncertainty about their relationships showed
increased separation anxiety and motivation to reunite with the belonging, regardless of the belonging's
perceived importance for facilitating relationships.
Attachment theory posits that close interpersonal relationships provide people with psychological securityacross the lifespan. Research shows that when people perceive that close others are unreliable, they may seekalternative, non-social sources of security (e.g., deities). Building on this work, the authors hypothesized thatattachment to objects compensates for threatened attachment security when close others are unreliable. Participantsprimed with close others', but not strangers', unreliability reported increased attachment to belongings(Study 1), and this effect was mediated by feelings of attachment anxiety (concern over close others' availability),but not attachment avoidance (avoiding emotional dependence; Study 2), suggesting that object attachmentcompensates for the perception that close others are unreliable rather than consistently rejecting. In Study 3,when a valued belonging was removed, participants primed with uncertainty about their relationships showedincreased separation anxiety and motivation to reunite with the belonging, regardless of the belonging'sperceived importance for facilitating relationships.
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