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ArticlePsyCh journal2022

The moderation effect of secure attachment on the relationship between positive events and wellbeing.

Ruth Spence, Lisa Kagan, Stephen Nunn, Deborah Bailey-Rodriguez, Helen L Fisher, Georgina M Hosang, Antonia Bifulco

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Article in PsyCh journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Ruth SpenceDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6197-9975
Lisa KaganDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.
Stephen NunnDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.
Deborah Bailey-RodriguezDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.
Helen L FisherKing's College London, Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK.
Georgina M HosangCentre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK.
Antonia BifulcoDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council ES/K00638X/1MQ: Transforming Mental Health MQ14F40
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Positive events can reduce depression as well as enhance wellbeing. The role of secure attachment style in moderating the relationship between positive events and wellbeing is examined to further understand wellbeing models. Participants (n = 490) included two midlife groups and a student group from the UK. They completed the online Computerized Life Event Assessment Record (CLEAR), a measure of life events, the Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire (VASQ), and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). Age was associated with higher rates of wellbeing and secure attachment style. A significant relationship was found between number of positive events and wellbeing, number of people close, and secure attachment score. Hierarchical multiple regression indicated a significant interaction between secure attachment style, number of positive life events, and wellbeing. Simple slopes analysis demonstrated the association between positive life events and wellbeing was significant for secure attachment (B = 1.27, p = .003) but not insecure attachment (B = 0.04, non-significant). This suggests securely attached individuals are better able to take advantage of positive life events than insecurely attached individuals and experience a greater increase in wellbeing.

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PMCPMC9546065

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