Attachment theory provides a useful framework for understanding emotional reactions to separation and loss and the process of adapting to these painful events. In this article, we review adult attachment studies that have examined emotional reactions and adjustment to separation and loss in romantic and marital relationships. We begin with a brief account of attachment theory. Next, we review studies examining the emotional consequences of losing a relationship partner and the coping responses that can help a person adjust to this loss. Throughout the article, we also summarize research documenting attachment-related individual differences in responses to separation and loss. (99 words).

依恋理论为理解对分离和失去的情绪反应以及适应这些痛苦事件的过程提供了一个有用的框架。在本文中，我们回顾了成人依恋研究，这些研究检查了情感反应以及对浪漫和婚姻关系中分离和丧失的适应。我们首先简要介绍依恋理论。接下来，我们回顾了研究失去关系伴侣的情感后果以及可以帮助一个人适应这种损失的应对反应的研究。在整篇文章中，我们还总结了记录与依恋相关的个体对分离和失去的反应的差异的研究。（99 个字）。