Abstract
Concurrent associations between attachment style and social support in posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder were explored using regression analyses in a sample of 108 victims of intimate partner violence. To examine whether assessment modality influenced findings, self-report and clinician ratings of psychopathology were compared. Both lower perceived social support and higher attachment anxiety were significantly associated with higher self-reported PTSD; however, only lower social support was significantly associated with clinician assessed PTSD. Lower social support, higher attachment anxiety, and lower attachment closeness were related with higher self-reported depression; however, only lower social support was related to clinician assessed depression. Lastly, only higher attachment anxiety was associated with self-reported GAD, whereas lower attachment dependency showed the only significant association in clinician assessed GAD. Possible explanations for discrepancies between assessment modalities are discussed, with emphasis on application to intimate partner violence and suggestions for future research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 312-320 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Anxiety Disorders |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Support for this work was partially provided by the Lillian and Morrie Moss COE position (Gayle Beck) .
Keywords
- Attachment style
- Intimate partner violence
- Psychopathology
- Social support