1 Emotional Expressivity and Adult Attachment Style among Filipino College Students Rowella Alang, Abraham Deogracias Jr., Samantha Louanne Eusebio, Coleene Grace Gonda, Marithell Joyce Hernandez, Renee Arwen Marfiga, Abigail Omelgo, Mary Julianna Dione Perez SECTION 10 Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Abstract: There is a glaring lack of studies exploring the adult attachment style and emotional expressivity of individuals. Adult attachment style refers to the way people establish emotional bonds with others, while emotional expressivity is the extent to which people overtly express their emotions. One study found a significant relationship between these two variables; however, the findings might not compare to collectivistic cultures such as that of the Philippines. To address this gap, this observational study measured the adult attachment style and emotional expressivity of 350 Filipino college students enrolled in any program and university in Metro Manila, employing two scales of measurement, namely the Emotional Expressivity Scale (EES) and the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS). A one-way ANOVA with a significance level of α=0.001, was used to conclude that there were no significant differences in emotional expressivity amongst the four attachment styles (F (3, 103) = 15.7, p = <.001). Numerous factors such as cultural differences, test administration, and attachment style dispositions might have impacted the outcomes. Nevertheless, the results provided substantial findings for future research to expound more regarding the topic and its variables. Keywords: emotional expressivity, adult attachment style, emotional regulation, affective style strategies, emotional intelligence Introduction An individual’s learned attachment style and how one expresses their emotions are some of the core foundations of relationships during one’s formative years to adulthood (Robinson et al., 2019). Adult attachment style refers to the emotional connection and interpersonal behavior patterns that people develop as adults, while the degree to which an individual's outward presentation of emotion, regardless of the nature of the emotion or how it is expressed, is referred to as emotional expressivity. Numerous researchers explore the relationship between these two variables and how they correlate with one another. The mentioned definition of emotional expressivity is heavily anchored on how Kring et al. (1994) described this construct, which emphasizes that emotional expressivity makes no assumptions about the type of emotion (positive or negative) or the channel via which it is conveyed (facial, gestural, verbal). Thus, this present study defines emotional expressivity as an individual's tendency to externally display uncontrolled or unregulated emotions,