Interrelationships of adult attachment orientations, health status and worrying among fibromyalgia patients

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Paula Oliveira (Author) FPCEUP; Maria Emília Costa (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Health Psychology

Vol. 14 No. 8

Pages: 1184-1195

ISSN: 1359-1053

Publisher: SAGE

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-ER1

DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342471

Abstract (EN): This study examined associations between adult attachment dimensions, perceived health status and worrying (coping strategy with chronic pain), and explored whether worrying mediated observed relationships between attachment dimensions and health outcomes within a sample of 128 Portuguese female fibromyalgia patients. Physical health status was inversely correlated with dependence and worrying; mental health status was positively correlated with trust, and inversely related to attachment-related ambivalence, dependence and worrying. Finally, worrying mediated relationships between dependence and both physical and mental health status; moreover, worrying partially mediated the relationship between ambivalence and mental health status. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 12