Clarifying the experience of shame : the role of attachment style, gender, and investment in relatedness

By C. A. Gross, N. Hansen. 2000

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Self-esteem, shame, cognitive distortions and empathy in sexual offenders: their integration and treatment implications (2009, background): “What Gross and Hansen (2000) found was that people with fearful and preoccupied attachments, displayed strong feelings of shame whereas secure and dismissive attachments were associated with guilt-proneness.”
Attachment theory and emotions in close relationships: Exploring the attachment-related dynamics of emotional reactions to relational events (2005, methodology): “Initially, research was based on Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, and Wall’s (1978) three-category typology of attachment styles in infancy— secure, anxious, and avoidant—and Hazan and Shaver’s (1987) conceptualization of similar adult styles in the romantic relationship domain.”
Taking stock of the developmental literature on shame (2005, background): “The only studies of the link between attachment and shame that have been done guided explicitly by attachment theory have focused on adult attachment (Gross & Hansen, 2000; Lopez et al., 1997).”
Why brands should fear fearful consumers: How attachment style predicts retaliation (2012, background): “Fearful adults are consistently associated with the highest distress post-relationship (Sprecher, Felmlee, Metts, Fehr, & Vanni, 1998) and are most likely to experience decrements in self-esteem and self-image following the termination of relationships (e.g., Gross & Hansen, 2000).”