TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment, Depression, and Health
T2 - A Longitudinal Analysis of Those with A Chronic Disease
AU - Brown, Cameron C.
AU - Durtschi, Jared A.
AU - Rosenkranz, Sara
AU - Yorgason, Jeremy
AU - Topham, Glade
AU - McPhee, Doug
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Despite previous literature illustrating strong links between social relations, mental health, and physical health, much remains unknown regarding the associations among adult romantic attachment, depressive symptoms, and reports of physical health within adults diagnosed with a chronic disease. The present study used a mediated latent growth curve analysis to examine to what extent trajectories of reported physical health across two years were a function of attachment and depressive symptoms among a sample of 197 individuals who were mostly White, middle class, college educated, in a committed heterosexual relationship, and reported a diagnosed chronic disease. Results indicated that as depressive symptoms increased, initial levels of physical health were worse. Higher attachment anxiety was linked with better initial rates of physical health. Further, higher depressive symptoms and attachment anxiety predicted a significant upward shift in the trajectory of improved physical health. Results offer merit to social and mental health professionals as well as researchers to understand and incorporate a biopsychosocial approach. Further clinical and research implications are considered.
AB - Despite previous literature illustrating strong links between social relations, mental health, and physical health, much remains unknown regarding the associations among adult romantic attachment, depressive symptoms, and reports of physical health within adults diagnosed with a chronic disease. The present study used a mediated latent growth curve analysis to examine to what extent trajectories of reported physical health across two years were a function of attachment and depressive symptoms among a sample of 197 individuals who were mostly White, middle class, college educated, in a committed heterosexual relationship, and reported a diagnosed chronic disease. Results indicated that as depressive symptoms increased, initial levels of physical health were worse. Higher attachment anxiety was linked with better initial rates of physical health. Further, higher depressive symptoms and attachment anxiety predicted a significant upward shift in the trajectory of improved physical health. Results offer merit to social and mental health professionals as well as researchers to understand and incorporate a biopsychosocial approach. Further clinical and research implications are considered.
KW - Attachment
KW - Chronic disease
KW - Depression
KW - Health
KW - Longitudinal
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138565779&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10591-022-09647-4
DO - 10.1007/s10591-022-09647-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138565779
SN - 0892-2764
VL - 45
SP - 242
EP - 252
JO - Contemporary Family Therapy
JF - Contemporary Family Therapy
IS - 2
ER -