Relationship between attachment and executive dysfunction in the homeless.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ATTACHMENT behavior; HOMELESS persons; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; MULTIPLE regression analysis; EXECUTIVE function; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY
    • Abstract:
      The executive functions of the homeless may be contributing to the success or failure of social integration processes. The goal of this study was to analyze the relationship between attachment and executive dysfunction in the homeless, specifically, to analyze the prevalence of adult attachment and executive dysfunction patterns, as well as the predictive power of different types of attachment for executive functioning. Participants were 107 homeless. Descriptive analysis revealed the prevalence of insecure attachment, and a high prevalence of clinically significant executive dysfunction. Regression analysis showed that attachment predicts all the executive functions, although the predictive power of attachment decreased when entering the variable drug addiction. People in a situation of chronic social exclusion are characterized by an insecure attachment style and moderate levels of executive dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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