This paper proposes connection abstract theory as a detailed abstract formulation of the volitional elements of John Bowlby's theory of child attachment and its expansion to include adult relationships. Connection abstract theory is a formal statement of causal connections within and between attachment and caregiving systems. It is so-called to give an unambiguous name to the attachment–caregiving relationship. The analysis addresses some limitations traceable to the cultural background within which Bowlbian theory was developed. This paper rethinks these limitations by conceptualizing the emotional motivations for attachment and caregiving. In so doing, it goes beyond individual differences to focus on microfoundations of normative attachment and caregiving processes and expands the potential activators of attachment. Connection abstract theory asserts that caring is the emotion that motivates the caregiving system and that trust is the emotion that motivates the attachment system.

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连接抽象理论：鲍尔比之后的抽象理论练习

本文提出连接抽象理论，作为约翰·鲍尔比（John Bowlby）儿童依恋理论的意志要素的详细抽象表述，并将其扩展到包括成人关系。连接抽象理论是依恋系统和照料系统内部和之间因果关系的正式陈述。所谓的就是给依恋-照顾关系起一个明确的名字。该分析解决了一些可追溯到鲍尔比理论发展的文化背景的局限性。本文通过概念化依恋和照顾的情感动机来重新思考这些局限性。这样做，它超越了个体差异，专注于规范依恋和照顾过程的微观基础，并扩大了依恋的潜在激活因素。