Yang Shuhan, Ren Yizhen, Song Xi, Ge Jie, Peng Yu
Faculty of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China.
Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Mar 15;14(3):238. doi: 10.3390/bs14030238.
The present study aimed to explore the relationship between insecure attachment (attachment anxiety and avoidance) and depressive symptoms in Chinese young adults as well as the mediating roles of positive and negative self-compassion.
An online survey was administered among college students in mainland China. This involved their completion of questionnaires encompassing socio-demographic details, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, self-compassion, and depressive symptoms.
Attachment anxiety and avoidance exhibited connections with depressive symptoms through increased negative self-compassion and decreased positive self-compassion. Attachment anxiety was associated with depressive symptoms primarily through the mediating effect of negative self-compassion. Conversely, attachment avoidance was related to depressive symptoms mainly through the mediating role of positive self-compassion.
Attachment anxiety exerted a slightly stronger influence on negative self-compassion, whereas attachment avoidance exhibited a more prominent impact on positive self-compassion. Despite these differences, both attachment styles were comparable in their overall influence on depressive symptoms. This revelation provides fresh insights into the relationship between insecure attachment and depressive symptoms among young adults, underscoring the importance for intervention program development.
本研究旨在探讨中国青年成年人中不安全依恋（依恋焦虑和回避）与抑郁症状之间的关系，以及积极和消极自我同情的中介作用。
对中国大陆的大学生进行了一项在线调查。这包括他们完成涵盖社会人口学细节、依恋焦虑、依恋回避、自我同情和抑郁症状的问卷。
依恋焦虑和回避通过增加消极自我同情和减少积极自我同情与抑郁症状表现出关联。依恋焦虑主要通过消极自我同情的中介作用与抑郁症状相关。相反，依恋回避主要通过积极自我同情的中介作用与抑郁症状相关。
依恋焦虑对消极自我同情的影响稍强，而依恋回避对积极自我同情的影响更为显著。尽管存在这些差异，但两种依恋风格对抑郁症状的总体影响相当。这一发现为青年成年人中不安全依恋与抑郁症状之间的关系提供了新的见解，强调了干预项目开发的重要性。
