This study used data from 63 heterosexual couples to investigate the effects of attachment anxiety and how they relate to emotional experience (i.e. psychophysiological distress and feelings towards a partner) in the context of two therapy‐like conditions (low and high structure). We examined both the effect of an individual's anxiety on his/her own emotional experience (actor effects) and on the partner's experience (partner effects). During both interactional conditions, female partners of men higher in attachment anxiety experienced greater psychophysiological distress. In addition, men and women higher in attachment anxiety were not significantly different from others in terms of their feelings towards their partner during the low structure condition. However, their feelings were significantly more positive than others during the high structure condition, providing some evidence that attachment‐based interventions can be especially useful for clients higher in attachment anxiety. Practitioner points Not only should therapists take into account couple distress and volatility when facilitating couple interaction, but they should also account for self‐reported attachment Clients high in attachment anxiety may benefit from the emotional containment provided by having a therapist buffer the couple interaction Clients high in attachment anxiety may especially benefit from therapy process that is anchored in facilitating attachment‐based expression 伴侣情绪体验：依恋焦虑在低结构和高结构伴侣互动中的影响 该研究基于63对异性恋伴侣的数据, 探索了在两种类治疗情境下（低结构、高结构）, 依恋焦虑的影响以及这些影响与情绪体验（比如身心不适和对伴侣的感觉）的关系。我们考察了个人焦虑对其自身（行为者作用）以及伴侣的情绪体验（伴侣作用）的影响。在两种互动情境下, 具有更高依恋焦虑的男性被试的女性伴侣都经历了更严重的身心不适。另外, 在低结构情境下, 高焦虑的男女被试在对伴侣的感觉方面并没有显著差异。然而, 在高结构情境下, 他们的感觉比其他人明显要更加积极, 这在某种程度上支撑了以依恋为基础的治疗可能会对高依恋焦虑的来访者尤其有效。 对实务工作者的启示 治疗师在促进伴侣互动的时候不光应该考虑到伴侣不适和不稳定性, 他们也应该将自我报告的依恋状态纳入考量。 治疗师在伴侣互动中起的缓冲作用可能会起到一种有利于有较高依恋焦虑的来访者的情绪抑制作用。 聚焦于有关依恋的表达的治疗过程可能尤其有利于有较高依恋焦虑的来访者。 关键词：依恋焦虑；情绪；治疗过程；伴侣互动