Different attachment styles correlate with @entity1316 in adults with XXXX or @entity2704 .

@entity1 @entity410 @entity2704 @entity1316 @entity302
PURPOSE: Interpersonal relationships are viewed as important contexts within which psychopathology emerges and persists or desists. Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between @entity1 especially in families and lifelong friendships. The present study was aimed at investigating attachment styles in adult @entity1 with @entity302 as compared to subjects with @entity2704 and their potential correlates with a history of @entity1316 . METHODS: A consecutive sample of 219 adult outpatients with @entity302 (117) or @entity2704 (102) was assessed with the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). RESULTS: @entity1 with @entity302 and a lifetime history of @entity1316 presented elevated scores for Need for approval (p<0.001) and Preoccupation with relationships (p<0.001). Age correlated with the Relationships as secondary (r=0.322; p<0.001) and Need for approval (r=0.217; p=0.019) subscales while age at onset correlated only with Relationships as secondary (r=0.225; p=0.015). @entity410 -free @entity1 presented lower scores for Need for approval (p=0.003). @entity1 with @entity2704 and a lifetime history of @entity1316 presented lower scores in Confidence (p=0.002) and higher scores in Discomfort with closeness (p=0.026). CONCLUSIONS: An anxious-preoccupied attachment correlated with @entity1316 in @entity302 while it was an avoidant pattern in @entity2704 . Our results bring further data on the role of psychological variables in @entity1316 in @entity302 . Further studies will allow early identification of @entity1 at risk and the development of preventive strategies.
