1. The Role of Attachment Styles and Interpersonal Problems in Suicide-Related Behaviors
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Sarah K. Reynolds, Paul A. Pilkonis, Kirsten E. Yaggi, L. Ian Reed, Stephanie D. Stepp, and Jennifer Q. Morse
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Adult ,Male ,Suicide attempt ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Poison control ,Suicide, Attempted ,Object Attachment ,Suicide prevention ,Article ,Social relation ,Developmental psychology ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Interpersonal relationship ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Self-destructive behavior ,medicine ,Attachment theory ,Humans ,Female ,Interpersonal Relations ,medicine.symptom ,Social Behavior ,Psychology - Abstract
The relationships among adult attachment styles, interpersonal problems, and categories of suicide-related behaviors (i.e., self-harm, suicide attempts, and their co-occurrence) were examined in a predominantly psychiatric sample (N = 406). Both anxious and avoidant attachment styles were associated with interpersonal problems. In turn, specific interpersonal problems differentially mediated the relations between attachment style and type of suicide-related behaviors. These findings suggest the importance of distinguishing between these groups of behaviors in terms of etiological pathways, maintenance processes, and treatment interventions.
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- 2008