Browsing by Author "Nissinen, Venla"

Goals. The goal of this study is to figure out the relationships between early attachment and emotion regulation based on prior research. Emotion regulation is a subset of emotional skills, which can be described as child’s capabilities to regulate and control his or her emotions. Therefore, children use their emotion regulation skills every day. I aim to discover how the quality of early attachment between the infant and caregiver impact child’s emotion regulation skills later in life. Methods. This study is a descriptive literature review. Research data consisted of seven academic articles, which research the relationship between attachment theory and emotion regulation. To get the most relevant information, all articles were published in or after 2010. The data was analysed by thematizing the articles by common affiliations and then compared intra-category. Results and conclusions. The results show us, that the quality of early attachment between the infant and caregiver impacted child’s emotion regulation in multiple ways, e.g., in the way child recognized and expressed own emotions. Furthermore, results indicated that the quality of attachment affected child’s emotion regulation strategies and that it made a difference in biological reactions the human body had in stressful situations. A secure early attachment was associated with child’s ability to better regulate emotions.