Movement and Emotional Facial Expressions during the Adult Attachment Interview: Interaction Effects of Attachment and Anxiety Disorder

2019

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Adult attachment is commonly associated with emotion regulation. Less is known about the nonverbal embodiment of adult attachment. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> We hypothesized that dismissing attachment is related to less movement and fewer facial expressions of emotions, whereas preoccupied attachment is associated with more negative emotional facial expressions. Moreover, the interaction of attachment and the presence of an anxiety disorder (AD) was explored. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The sample included 95 individuals, 21 with AD without comorbidity, 21 with AD and comorbid major depression (AD-C…