The Impact of Mindfulness on Adult Attachment: The Different Roles of Expressing Positive Emotions and Managing Negative Emotions in Regulating Self-efficacy

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the relationship between mindfulness, adult attachment, and emotional regulation self-efficacy among college students.
• Convenience sampling of 348 university students.
• Utilized Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR), and Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale (SRESE).
• Participants exhibited lower than average scores in mindfulness, attachment anxiety, and avoidance.
• Attachment anxiety and avoidance negatively correlated with mindfulness and emotional regulation self-efficacy scores.
• Managing negative emotions significantly mediates the effect of mindfulness on adult attachment, whereas expressing positive emotions does not.