Armitage, C.J. and Harris, P.R. (2006) The influence of adult attachment on symptom reporting: testing a mediational model in a sample of the general population. Psychology and Health, 21 (3). pp. 351-366. ISSN 0887-0446
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that adult attachment style affects symptom reporting, yet relatively little is known about the variables that mediate this relationship. Participants ( N =202) completed a series of measures designed to tap psychosocial variables associated with both attachment style and symptom reporting, namely, social support, self-esteem, positive affect, negative affect, and emotional expressivity. As predicted, people with secure attachment styles differed significantly from those with insecure attachment styles (i.e., avoidant and anxious/ambivalent) on all dependent variables. Negative affect was the principal mediator of the effects of secure, avoidant, and anxious/ambivalent attachment styles on symptom reporting. The discussion focuses on the practical and theoretical implications of this work, and in particular on the role of negative affect on symptom reporting.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Adult attachment; symptom reporting; negative affect; positive affect; self-esteem; social support |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2009 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2009 10:00 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14768320500223479 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14768320500223479 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:9902 |