This study investigated the association between attachment style and the use of a range of mental health services controlling socio-demographic, physical and psychological risk factors. Using a large nationally representative sample from the US National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), a total of 5645 participants (18+) were included. The majority of participants reported their attachmen...

Several studies have highlighted a relationship between attachment and theory of mind (ToM) in childhood clinical populations. However, little is known about the link ToM general adult population. The aim this study was, therefore, to explore how differences styles influence skills nonclinical population young adults. 69 adults performed Reading Mind Eyes test, Movie for Assessment Social Cogni...

Background: Insecure attachment styles are an area of research that is currently receiving much attention because it has important role in developing many psychological disorders and might have effect on individual's perception his outer reality. In this respect, assessment of attachment among patients with schizophrenia can be informative indicating how well the patients perceive their rea...

Insecure attachment and behavioral inhibition (BI) increase risk for internalizing problems, but few longitudinal studies have examined their interaction in predicting adolescent anxiety. This study included 165 adolescents (ages 14-17 years) selected based on their reactivity to novelty at 4 months. Infant attachment was assessed with the Strange Situation. Multimethod BI assessments were cond...

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the relationship between attachment style, empathy level, and social functioning in depressive patients. Method: A total of 100 patients (63 women, 37 men) ages 18 65 who were diagnosed with major disorder (n=76) or a bipolar episode (n=24) 54 (39 15 healthy controls enrolled. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Anxiety (HAM-A), Basic E...

Two studies addressed the implications of concordance versus discrepancy of attachment representations in individuals at 2 stages in their marital relationships. Engaged (n = 157) and dating (n = 101) couples participated in a multimethod 6-year longitudinal study of adult attachment. Individuals completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the Current Relationship Interview (CRI), and vario...

Introduction A growing body of literature has shown an association between somatic symptoms and insecure "attachment style." In a recent study, we found a relationship between migraine severity, ambivalent attachment style, and psychological symptoms in children/adolescents. There is evidence that caregivers' attachment styles and their way of management/expression of emotions can influence chi...