Citation

Obeid S, Haddad C, Akel M, Fares K, Salameh P, Hallit S. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2019; 55(4): 607-617.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ppc.12379

PMID

31004358

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association of adults' attachment styles with mental disorders in Lebanon.
DESIGN/METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study enrolled 789 participants between November 2017 and March 2018.
FINDINGS: People with distress (with dismissing- and fearful-dominant relationship styles) and people with instability (preoccupied-dominant relationship style with equal presence of the secured, fearful, and dismissing styles) had higher alcohol use disorder, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, stress, decreased emotional intelligence (emotional awareness, emotional management, and social-emotional awareness), burnout scores and suicidal ideation compared people with wellbeing, with a secure-dominant relationship style.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: It is very important to assess bonding traits in disease prevention centers, caregiver institutions, employment assessments, and then coaching might help those individuals under risk to prevent mental health problems.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Adult; Female; Male; Anxiety; Depression; Suicidal Ideation; suicidal ideation; depression; burnout; anxiety; Interpersonal Relations; Lebanon; Stress, Psychological; alexithymia; Object Attachment; Mental Disorders; emotional intelligence; Emotional Intelligence; attachment style; Burnout, Psychological; Affective Symptoms