A prospective investigation of the impact of attachment style on stress generation among clinically depressed individuals |
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Authors: | Bottonari Kathryn A Roberts John E Kelly Morgen A R Kashdan Todd B Ciesla Jeffrey A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo: The State University at New York, Room 221, Park Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. |
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Abstract: | The present study sought to determine if attachment style contributed to the generation of stressful life events among clinically depressed individuals during the course of treatment. Participants (N=68) were interviewed about life stressors experienced during a 3-month treatment protocol using a contextual approach (Life Events and Difficulties Schedule; [Brown, G. W., & Harris, T. O. (1978). Social origins of depression: A study of psychiatric disorder in women. New York: Free Press]). Results suggested interactive effects between severity of depression and attachment style on stress associated with future sociotropic and dependent life events. Mildly depressed individuals who reported a dismissing attachment style (higher levels of avoidant attachment and lower levels of anxious attachment) or preoccupied style (lower levels of avoidant attachment and higher levels of anxious attachment) experienced higher levels of stress associated with sociotropic events. Likewise, a dismissing attachment style predicted stress associated with dependent events among mildly depressed individuals. These effects were not present among our more severely depressed participants. |
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Keywords: | Stress generation Depression Life events Attachment style |
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