Hiding Feelings for Whose Sake? Attachment Avoidance, Relationship Connectedness, and Protective Buffering Intentions
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0000291
Abstract: Why do some people refrain from disclosing distress, even to those they feel closest to? Protective buffering, a coping strategy that involves hiding worries from one’s partner, may carry mental health costs for those enacting… read more here.
Keywords: protective intentions; partner; mental health; protective buffering ... See more keywords