ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Influence of anxious attachment on the relationship between primary emotions and substance-related addictive behaviors.
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- Nature nurtures our wellbeing: primary emotions and attachment mediate our psychological adjustment via connectedness to nature.Frontiers in cognition · 2026Article
- Trauma, personality structure and psychopathology: a cartography of psychodynamic constructs.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- The relationship between attachment, primary emotions and positive/negative spirituality: a path analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To date there is no universally accepted model that describes the development of substance related addictive behavior. In order to address this gap, the study sought to examine whether the association between primary emotions and the inclination toward addictive behavior is mediated by an anxious attachment style. Methods: The total sample consisted of 900 German speaking non-clinical adults (age: Results: Substance use symptomatology was correlated with higher attachment anxiety ( Conclusion: Our findings suggest that both SADNESS and ANGER, along with attachment anxiety, are dispositions that contribute to the risk of engaging in addictive behavior. However, while ANGER directly influences addictive behavior, SADNESS acts through its impact on attachment anxiety.
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