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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Configurations of Adult Attachment, Indicators of Mental Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

María Dolores Méndez-Méndez, Yolanda Fontanil, Yolanda Martín-Higarza, Natalia Fernández-Álvarez, Esteban Ezama

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María Dolores Méndez-MéndezCentral University Hospital of Asturias, Mental Health Services of the Principality of Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5535-113X
Yolanda FontanilDepartment of Psychology, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain.
Yolanda Martín-HigarzaInstitute of Legal Medicine, Government of the Principality of Asturias, 33001 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5913-2065
Natalia Fernández-ÁlvarezDepartment of Psychology, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3028-3235
Esteban EzamaCabueñes University Hospital, Mental Health Services of the Principality of Asturias, 33201 Gijón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8785-9587

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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, attachment and adult mental health has been pointed out in a large amount of studies. In a sample of 339 women receiving support from mental health and social services, this research analyzed the association between three adult attachment variables (fear of rejection or abandonment-FRA; desire for closeness-DC; preference for independence-PI) and four mental health indicators. After dichotomizing these variables, we constructed eight configurations of attachment and examined their association with mental health indicators. BAB people (those below the median in FRA, above in DC and below in PI) obtained the most favorable scores in mental health, whereas the ABA configuration (above the median in FRA, below in DC and above in PI) was the least favorable. The association between attachment configurations and mental health indicators was different to what might be expected, aggregating the effects of individual attachment variables. When analyzing the relationship between configurations and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), women with an ABA configuration reported the highest number of ACEs and eight ACE types had a higher-than-expected contingency coefficient. In conclusion, these findings suggest that certain adult attachment configurations are associated with a greater number of ACEs and poorer mental health indicators in adult women.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMental Healthadverse childhood experiencesattachmentmental healthnegative affectpositive affectpsychopathologysatisfaction with life

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