Denckla Christy A, Bornstein Robert F, Mancini Anthony D, Bonanno George A
Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.
Department of Psychology, Pace University, New York, New York, USA.
J Loss Trauma. 2015;20(5):468-483. doi: 10.1080/15325024.2014.949148. Epub 2014 Nov 20.
This study aims to investigate the effects of dependency and attachment in adjusting to the loss of a loved one by directly comparing the relative contribution of each to bereavement outcomes among midlife adults. Comparisons among attachment and dependency are made using models that control for attachment among three groups of bereaved adults (=102): prolonged grievers (=25), resolved grievers (=41), and a married comparison group (=36). Prolonged grievers displayed higher marginal means of dysfunctional detachment dependency and lower marginal means of healthy dependency compared to resolved grievers and married adults, even when controlling for attachment style. Findings suggest that attachment and dependency predict unique domains of grief outcome.
本研究旨在通过直接比较中年成年人中依赖和依恋在适应失去亲人方面的相对贡献，来调查它们的影响。使用控制三组丧亲成年人（=102）依恋情况的模型，对依恋和依赖进行比较：长期悲伤者（=25）、已解决悲伤者（=41）和已婚对照组（=36）。即使在控制依恋风格的情况下，与已解决悲伤者和已婚成年人相比，长期悲伤者表现出功能失调性超脱依赖的更高边际均值和健康依赖的更低边际均值。研究结果表明，依恋和依赖预测了悲伤结果的独特领域。
