West M, Livesley W J, Reiffer L, Sheldon A
Can J Psychiatry. 1986 Apr;31(3):202-7. doi: 10.1177/070674378603100304.
Recent evidence indicates that perceived adequacy of support has substantial predictive power for the subsequent onset of minor psychiatric symptoms. Such findings suggest that social support is not purely a property of the environment, but is also a function of personality. The problem, however, with a re-emphasis on personality variables is that any one of scores of dimensions can be chosen for study. This paper argues that precision may be gained by conceptualizing personality variables in terms of basic behavioral systems that have been extensively investigated in ethological and developmental studies. One such basic system is attachment. The present paper discusses the relevance of attachment theory for understanding susceptibility to stress and individual differences in the use of social support during times of stress.
近期证据表明，感知到的支持充足度对随后出现的轻度精神症状具有显著的预测力。这些发现表明，社会支持并非纯粹是环境的属性，也是个性的一种功能。然而，再次强调个性变量的问题在于，可以从众多维度中选择任何一个进行研究。本文认为，通过根据在行为学和发展研究中得到广泛研究的基本行为系统来概念化个性变量，或许能够提高精准度。依恋就是这样一种基本系统。本文讨论了依恋理论对于理解压力易感性以及压力期间社会支持利用方面的个体差异的相关性。
