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Adult Attachment and the Social Construction of Regret: Revisiting High School Experiences

Abstract Purpose. Attachment theory has been applied to understanding interpersonal processes across the lifespan (Bowlby, 1988), including the experience of regret (Schoemann et al., 2012). Prior research has linked adult attachment to regret in close relationships, yet little is known about how attachment relates to adults’ retrospective evaluations of formative social contexts such as high […]

Audrey Horwitz + 2 more

September 22, 2026