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However, recent theoretical and empirical evidence has shown that positive factors can buffer insecure attachment. We hypothesised that relationship mindfulness (RM)\u2014open or receptive attention to and awareness of what is taking place internally and externally in a current relationship\u2014may promote better day-to-day behaviour for both anxious and avoidant individuals, as mindfulness improves awareness of automatic responses, emotion regulation, and empathy. In a dyadic daily experience study, we found that, while an individual\u2019s own daily RM did not buffer the effects of their own insecure attachment on same-day relationship behaviours, their partner\u2019s daily RM did, particularly for attachment avoidance. Our findings for next-day relationship behaviours, on the other hand, showed that lower (vs. higher) prior-day RM was associated with higher positive partner behaviours on the following day for avoidant individuals and those with anxious partners, showing this may be an attempt to \u201cmake up\u201d for the previous day. These findings support the Attachment Security Enhancement Model and have implications for examining different forms of mindfulness over time and for mindfulness training.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17197267","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,5]],"date-time":"2020-10-05T08:35:57Z","timestamp":1601886957000},"page":"7267","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Partners\u2019 Relationship Mindfulness Promotes Better Daily Relationship Behaviours for Insecurely Attached Individuals"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Taranah","family":"Gazder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3562-4644","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah C. 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