Attachment Style Is Associated With Perceived Spouse Responses and Pain-Related Outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorForsythe, Laura P.
dc.contributor.authorRomano, Joan M.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Mark P.
dc.contributor.authorThorn, Beverly E.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington Seattle
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T20:56:17Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T20:56:17Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractPurpose/Objective: Attachment theory can provide a heuristic model for examining factors that may influence the relationship of social context to adjustment in chronic pain. This study examined the associations of attachment style with self-reported pain behavior, pain intensity, disability, depression, and perceived spouse responses to pain behavior. We also examined whether attachment style moderates associations between perceived spouse responses and self-reported pain behavior and depressive symptoms, as well as perceived spouse responses as a mediator of these associations. Method: Individuals with chronic pain (N = 182) completed measures of self-reported attachment style, perceived spouse responses, and pain-related criterion variables. Results: Secure attachment was inversely associated with self-reported pain behaviors, pain intensity, disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived negative spouse responses; preoccupied and fearful attachment scores were positively associated with these variables. In multivariable regression models, both attachment style and perceived spouse responses were uniquely associated with self-reported pain behavior and depressive symptoms. Attachment style did not moderate associations between perceived spouse responses to self-reported pain behavior and pain criterion variables, but negative spouse responses partially mediated some relationships between attachment styles and pain outcomes. Conclusions/Implications: Findings suggest that attachment style is associated with pain-related outcomes and perceptions of spouse responses. The hypothesized moderation effects for attachment were not found; however, mediation analyses showed that perceived spouse responses may partially explain associations between attachment and adjustment to pain. Future research is needed to clarify how attachment style and the social environment affect the pain experience.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationForsythe, L. P., Romano, J. M., Jensen, M. P., & Thorn, B. E. (2012). Attachment style is associated with perceived spouse responses and pain-related outcomes. In Rehabilitation Psychology (Vol. 57, Issue 4, pp. 290–300). American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030083
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/a0030083
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11927
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association
dc.subjectchronic pain
dc.subjectattachment
dc.subjectspouse responses
dc.subjectpain behavior
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectSTUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE
dc.subjectADULT ATTACHMENT
dc.subjectMARITAL INTERACTION
dc.subjectBEHAVIORS
dc.subjectSELF
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectSUPPORT
dc.subjectREINFORCEMENT
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectPsychology, Clinical
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.titleAttachment Style Is Associated With Perceived Spouse Responses and Pain-Related Outcomesen_US
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