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The association between attachment pattern and depression severity in Thai depressed patients

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to study attachment patterns and their association with depression severity in Thai depressed patients. METHOD: We conducted a descriptive study of depressed participants at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from November 2013 to April 2014. The Thai Short Version of Revised E...

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Autores principales: Chinvararak, Chotiman, Kirdchok, Pantri, Lueboonthavatchai, Peeraphon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34407094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255995
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author Chinvararak, Chotiman
Kirdchok, Pantri
Lueboonthavatchai, Peeraphon
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description OBJECTIVE: We aimed to study attachment patterns and their association with depression severity in Thai depressed patients. METHOD: We conducted a descriptive study of depressed participants at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from November 2013 to April 2014. The Thai Short Version of Revised Experience of Close Relationships Questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) were administered to all participants. We assessed BDI-II scores, classified by attachment patterns, using one-way analyses of variance. The associated factors and predictors of depression severity were analysed by chi-square and logistic regression analyses, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 180 participants (75% female; mean age = 45.2 ± 14.3 years) were recruited. Dismissing attachment was the most common pattern in Thai depressed patients (36.1%). Depressed patients with preoccupied attachment demonstrated the highest BDI-II scores. The best predictor of moderate to severe depression severity was preoccupied/fearful attachment (odds ratio = 3.68; 95% confidence interval = 2.05–7.30). CONCLUSIONS: Anxious attachment was found to be associated with higher depression severity. Preoccupied/fearful attachment was the predictor of moderate to severe depression severity.
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spelling pubmed-83729192021-08-19 The association between attachment pattern and depression severity in Thai depressed patients Chinvararak, Chotiman Kirdchok, Pantri Lueboonthavatchai, Peeraphon PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: We aimed to study attachment patterns and their association with depression severity in Thai depressed patients. METHOD: We conducted a descriptive study of depressed participants at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from November 2013 to April 2014. The Thai Short Version of Revised Experience of Close Relationships Questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) were administered to all participants. We assessed BDI-II scores, classified by attachment patterns, using one-way analyses of variance. The associated factors and predictors of depression severity were analysed by chi-square and logistic regression analyses, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 180 participants (75% female; mean age = 45.2 ± 14.3 years) were recruited. Dismissing attachment was the most common pattern in Thai depressed patients (36.1%). Depressed patients with preoccupied attachment demonstrated the highest BDI-II scores. The best predictor of moderate to severe depression severity was preoccupied/fearful attachment (odds ratio = 3.68; 95% confidence interval = 2.05–7.30). CONCLUSIONS: Anxious attachment was found to be associated with higher depression severity. Preoccupied/fearful attachment was the predictor of moderate to severe depression severity. Public Library of Science 2021-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8372919/ /pubmed/34407094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255995 Text en © 2021 Chinvararak et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372919/
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