Insecure attachment and eating disorder symptoms: Intolerance of uncertainty and emotion regulation as mediators.
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DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23685
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Literature on eating disorder (ED) symptoms of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) group is extremely scarce. This study aimed to understand the mechanisms underlying the associations between insecure attachment and ED symptoms… read more here.
Keywords: disorder symptoms; emotion regulation; insecure attachment; eating disorder ... See more keywords
Seeing human when feeling insecure and wanting closeness: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.037
Abstract: Abstract A systematic review of the literature was conducted to evaluate whether an insecure attachment style is associated with greater anthropomorphic tendencies. We searched eight electronic databases and checked reference lists for eligible studies. After… read more here.
Keywords: quality; insecure attachment; systematic review; review ... See more keywords
Measuring insecure attachment in middle childhood: Psychometric evaluation of the short form of the Preoccupied and Avoidant Coping Questionnaire
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.038
Abstract: Abstract The short form of the Preoccupied and Avoidant Coping Questionnaire (PACQ; Younger, Corby, Perry, 2005) is a widely used self-report questionnaire measuring insecure attachment toward mother and father in middle childhood. However, its factorial… read more here.
Keywords: insecure attachment; middle childhood; short form;
Loneliness mediates the association between insecure attachment and mental health among university students
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111233
Abstract: Abstract Insecure attachment is a transdiagnostic personality factor which may confer risk for mental health issues. The mechanisms underlying this association may be partly explained by loneliness. Loneliness, which is common in young adulthood, also… read more here.
Keywords: insecure attachment; health; alcohol use; mental health ... See more keywords
Insecure attachment as a factor in hoarding behaviors in a non-clinical sample of women
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.053
Abstract: Hoarding is linked to ambivalence and uncertainty about one's self and others. These notions are close to those constituting attachment representations. Hoarding is also linked to seeking support from objects. Studies concerning attachment and hoarding… read more here.
Keywords: attachment factor; hoarding behaviors; insecure attachment; attachment hoarding ... See more keywords
The vulnerability to interpersonal stress in eating disorders: The role of insecure attachment in the emotional and cortisol responses to the trier social stress test
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.232
Abstract: BACKGROUND Vulnerability to interpersonal stress is an important risk factor for Eating Disorders (EDs). Adult insecure attachment involves different emotional, biological and behavioural strategies to cope with social stressors. However, although attachment has proved to… read more here.
Keywords: insecure attachment; stress; vulnerability interpersonal; interpersonal stress ... See more keywords
The role of insecure attachment and psychological mechanisms in paranoid and depressive symptoms: An exploratory model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.02.021
Abstract: Attachment theory is considered an important theoretical framework for understanding the ontogenesis of psychopathology. In this regard, insecure attachment styles have been associated with the development and maintenance of paranoid and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, different… read more here.
Keywords: insecure attachment; psychopathology; depressive symptoms; paranoid depressive ... See more keywords
Pathways from insecure attachment to paranoia: the mediating role of emotion regulation
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DOI: 10.1017/s1352465822000029
Abstract: Abstract Background: Paranoia is common across the clinical and non-clinical spectrum. Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis currently yields modest results, warranting research into symptom-specific maintenance factors to improve outcomes. There is strong evidence of a… read more here.
Keywords: paranoia; insecure attachment; emotion; emotion regulation ... See more keywords
Perceived Social Support Mediates the Negative Impact of Insecure Attachment Orientations on Internalized Homophobia in Gay Men
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DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2020.1734378
Abstract: ABSTRACT The mediating effect of perceived social support on the influence of insecure attachment orientations on internalized homophobia was assessed in a group of 70 Italian gay men (mean age = 28.8, SD = 6.2,… read more here.
Keywords: internalized homophobia; insecure attachment; perceived social; social support ... See more keywords
Adult insecure attachment styles and suicidality: A meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2419605
Abstract: Abstract Insecure attachment styles have been linked to an increased risk for suicidality, functioning as a distal risk factor for suicide behaviors in adulthood. Studies on the subject are numerous, but heterogeneous in methodology. This… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; suicidality; insecure attachment; attachment ... See more keywords
Insecure attachment as a predictor of death anxiety: A meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2025.2580257
Abstract: From the perspective of terror management theory (TMT), close relationships buffer against death anxiety. However, it is unclear whether these relationships are always the primary protective mechanism or interchangeable with other established anxiety buffers depending… read more here.
Keywords: death anxiety; meta analysis; insecure attachment; anxiety ... See more keywords