Associations among parental and romantic attachment, personality disorder symptoms, and physical health.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9703616 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1461-7277 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13591053 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Health Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 1996-
    • Subject Terms:
      Object Attachment* ; Personality Disorders*; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Parents ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      The relations of parental and romantic attachment with physical health symptoms and the mediating role of personality disorder symptoms in those relations were examined in an online survey of US young adults. Latent class analysis identified two groups: occasionally sick and healthier. Insecure attachment was related to being occasionally sick and to personality disorder symptoms (poor reality testing, primitive defenses, and diffused identity). Primitive defenses/identity diffusion mediated relations between insecure parental attachment and physical symptoms. Maternal and paternal attachment each provided unique information about these relations. Romantic attachment was not associated with physical symptoms after adjusting for parental attachment and personality disorder symptoms.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: attachment; identity diffusion; personality disorder symptoms; physical health symptoms; primitive defenses; reality testing
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20191203 Date Completed: 20210825 Latest Revision: 20210825
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/1359105319890027
    • Accession Number:
      31789584