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- Title
Associations of Differentiation of Self and Adult Attachment in Individuals With Anxiety‐Related Disorders.
- Authors
Xue, Ying; Xu, Zi‐Yan; Zaroff, Charles; Chi, Peilian; Du, Hongfei; Ungvari, Gabor S.; Chiu, Helen F. K.; Yang, Yun‐Ping; Xiang, Yu‐Tao
- Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the levels and associations of differentiation of self based on Bowen's theory and adult attachment in a sample with anxiety‐related disorders. DESIGN AND METHODS: One hundred fourteen adults with anxiety‐related disorders and 117 age‐ and gender‐matched controls were recruited. Levels of differentiation of self, adult attachment, and trait and state anxiety were assessed. FINDINGS: Adults with anxiety‐related disorders showed significantly lower global levels of differentiation of self after controlling for socio‐demographic characteristics. Adults with anxiety‐related disorders also displayed significantly higher levels of anxiety and avoidant attachment. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: These constructs may be appropriate targets for intervention research in the study of anxiety‐related disorders.
- Subjects
CHINA; ANALYSIS of covariance; ATTACHMENT behavior; AVOIDANCE (Psychology); CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EGO (Psychology); INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); THEORY; MULTIPLE regression analysis; ANXIETY disorders; FAMILY systems theory; CROSS-sectional method; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- Publication
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2018, Vol 54, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
0031-5990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ppc.12200