Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (9)
- Authors
- Zotova, Olga Yu.
- Contact information
- Zotova, Olga Yu.:Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities 24а Surikova Str., Of. 215, Ekaterinburg, 620144, Russia;E-mail: ; Зотова, О.Ю.:Гуманитарный университет Россия, 620144, Екатеринбург, ул. Сурикова, 24а, оф. 215
- Keywords
- emotional security; attachment; sense of security; dependency; personality
- Abstract
The article analyzes psychological concepts, unfolds the essence, conditions and structure of emotional security. It shows a role of emotional security in ontogeny. The author discusses a connection between emotional security and attachment. The article also presents results of the study, the purpose of which was to study the relation of emotional security/insecurity and dependence/independence and such psychological characteristics as pessimism/optimism, indifference/sympathy; dependenceautonomy; anxiety/calmness and aggression/tolerance. Depending on the state of security/insecurity and dependence/independence the four groups of subjects were identified with the following features: secure-independent – optimism and tolerance; secure-dependent – optimism and anxiety; insecuredependent – tolerance and anxiety and insecure-independent – autonomy and calmness. It is proved that the presence of a sense of security indicates the person’s possession of internal resources to confront new threats and dangerous situations. The sense of security affects the interpretation of the future and the attitude to life
- Pages
- 1816-1833
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/19793
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