ArticleDepression research and treatment2021
Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in a Sample of Italian Women with a Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia: The Role of Attachment Styles.
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- Attachment, emotion regulation and quality of life in women with a diagnosis of endometriosis: a cross-sectional study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Examining Attachment Styles and Internal Working Models in Relation to Physical and Mental Health in an Italian Sample.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2026Article
- Associations Between Parent-Child Attachment and Psychosocial- and Health-Related Symptoms in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Psychometric properties and validation of the polish version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ-Pol).BMC public health · 2023Article
- Virtual Reality-Based Therapy Reduces the Disabling Impact of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Women: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundWomen with fibromyalgia (FM) commonly suffer from depression, pervasive fatigue, and pain. The attachment style has been hypothesized to be an important factor for understanding the experience of these symptoms. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study is aimed at investigating the effect of attachment styles in women with a diagnosis of FM on depressive symptoms and quality of life.
methodParticipants were 453 Italian women with a physician's diagnosis of FM with a mean age of 47 years (SD = 10.9). To assess attachment styles, quality of life, and depressive symptoms, women responded, respectively, to the Relationship Questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory II.
resultsOur results showed that the incidence of depressive symptoms was elevated, with 59% of women reporting moderate to severe symptoms. Also, the statistical analyses showed that both preoccupied and avoidant/dismissing attachments were related with depression symptoms and low perception of QoL.
conclusionsOur study demonstrates that, when evaluating the impact of FM on the QoL of women, it is important to consider the complexity of the variables that are at play. Insecure attachment styles and depressive symptoms seem to increase the likelihood of the psycho-social-somatic malaise in FM women.
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