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The Mediating Effect of Alexithymia on the Relationship between Attachment and Depression in Early Adulthood
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Gil, Minji Suk-Sun |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of alexithmia on the relationship between attachment and depression in early adulthood. Methods: A convenience sample of 260 young adults responded to the survey. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and path analyses using bootstrapping. Results: The path analysis indicated that anxious attachment and alexithymia was positively related to depression, but there was not a significant relationship between avoidant attachment and depression. In a modified path model, alexithymia mediated the positive effects of anxious attachment and avoidant attachment on depression. Conclusion: Our study findings suggest that early adults who have insecure attachments are vulnerable to alexithymia and depression. Targeted interventions to improve emotional expressive ability may reduce depression in early adulthood. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.2.124 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://synapse.koreamed.org/pdf/10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.2.124 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.2.124 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
