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      The influence of attachment on well-being in Spanish youth: the mediating role of emotion regulation Translated title: La influencia del apego sobre el bienestar en la juventud: el rol mediador de la regulación emocional

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          Abstract People build and maintain emotional bonds throughout their entire life cycle. Their way of bonding, i.e. their style of attachment, is a consequence of the mental relationship models constructed during their affective experiences. Individuals with insecure attachment report high anxiety and/or high avoidance when establishing interpersonal relationships. These young people could benefit above all from learning appropriate strategies for regulating their emotions, and thus increase their level of well-being. This paper studies the relationship between attachment and subjective well-being in Spanish young people, considering emotion regulation as a mediating variable. 126 young people (61.9% female) between the ages of 19 and 26 participated (Mean Age = 24.16; SD Age = 3.54). The Experiences in Close Relationships questionnaire (ECR-S), the Spanish Trait Meta- Mood Scale (TMMS-24), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) were used. Correlation were performed using SPSS version 24.0 and mediation analyses were performed using PROCESS. The results indicate that emotion regulation mediates the relationship between attachment anxiety and well-being. Avoidance of intimacy is not related to emotion regulation or well-being. The importance of enhancing well-being in youth through emotional education is remarkable, especially among young individuals with anxious attachment traits.

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          Resumen Las personas construyen y mantienen vínculos emocionales a lo largo de todo su desarrollo vital. El modo de vincularse, es decir, el estilo de apego es consecuencia de los modelos mentales de relación construidos durante las experiencias afectivas. El apego inseguro se caracteriza por una elevada ansiedad y/o evitación al establecer relaciones interpersonales. Estas personas podrían beneficiarse especialmente del aprendizaje de estrategias adecuadas para regular sus emociones en la juventud, y así, aumentar su grado de bienestar. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar la relación entre el apego y el bienestar subjetivo en una muestra de jóvenes de España, contemplando la regulación emocional como variable mediadora. Participaron 126 jóvenes (61.9% mujeres) entre 19 y 26 años (M edad = 24.16; DT edad = 3.54). Se utilizó el cuestionario Experiencias en Relaciones Íntimas (ECR-S), la Escala Española de Meta-Estado de Ánimo (TMMS-24), la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida (SWLS) y la Escala de Experiencias Positivas y Negativas (SPANE). Se realizaron análisis de correlación mediante SPSS versión 24.0 y análisis de mediación con PROCESS. Los resultados indican que la regulación emocional media la relación entre la ansiedad de vinculación y el bienestar. La evitación de la intimidad no parece estar relacionada con la regulación emocional ni con el bienestar. Se pone de manifiesto la importancia de potenciar el bienestar en la juventud a través de la educación emocional, especialmente en jóvenes con rasgos ansiosos en su estilo de apego.

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                Journal
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                Anales de Psicología
                Anal. Psicol.
                Universidad de Murcia (Murcia, Murcia, Spain )
                0212-9728
                1695-2294
                April 2021
                : 37
                : 1
                : 21-27
                Affiliations
                [1] Valencia orgnameUniversitat de Valencia orgdiv1Faculty of Psychology orgdiv2Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments Department Spain
                Article
                S0212-97282021000100003 S0212-9728(21)03700100003
                10.6018/analesps.37.1.345421
                2cc05239-a07b-4cb2-91ac-6f89b473a0d2

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 04 December 2019
                : 10 October 2018
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                Clinical and Health Psychology

                Regulación emocional,Bienestar,Jóvenes,Attachment,Emotion regulation,Well-being,Youth,Apego

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