Muted neural response to distress among securely attached people (2014)

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Abstract
Neural processes that support individual differences in attachment security and affect regulation are currently unclear. Using electroencephalography, we examined whether securely attached individuals, compared with insecure individuals, would show a muted neural response to experimentally manipulated distress. Participants completed a reaction time task that elicits error commission and the error-related negativity (ERN) a neural signal sensitive to error-related distress both before and after a distressing insecurity threat. Despite similar pre-threat levels, secure participants showed a stable ERN, whereas insecure participants showed a post-threat increase in ERN amplitude. These results suggest a neural mechanism that allows securely attached people to regulate distress.
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Nash, K., Prentice, M., Hirsh, J., McGregor, I., Inzlicht, M. (2014) Muted neural response to distress among securely attached people. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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attachment; security; error-related negativity; distressANZSRC Fields of Research
17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170101 - Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)Rights
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