Moderating Effects of Prevention-Focus on the Paths from Two Insecure Attachment Dimensions to Depression.

ANXIETY; MENTAL depression; ATTACHMENT behavior; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; MODERATION (Statistics)

The present study investigated the moderating effects of preventionfocus on the paths from the dimensions of insecure attachment (attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) to depression. Two hundred twenty eight Korean college students completed the Experience in Close Relationship - Revised Scale; the Regulatory Focus Strategies Scale; and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results revealed a significant moderating effect for preventionfocus on the path from attachment avoidance to depression, but not on the path from attachment anxiety to depression. They further suggest that different interventions are needed for different combinations of persons' insecure attachment dimensions and levels of prevention-focus. Counseling implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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