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Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis
Love addiction is a dysfunctional relational modality that takes on the addiction characteristics and which, for the individuals who suffer from it, can have a negative and pervasive impact on various areas of functioning. The objective of this research was the analysis the factors that can be assoc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36836480 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020247 |
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author | Gori, Alessio Russo, Sara Topino, Eleonora |
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description | Love addiction is a dysfunctional relational modality that takes on the addiction characteristics and which, for the individuals who suffer from it, can have a negative and pervasive impact on various areas of functioning. The objective of this research was the analysis the factors that can be associated with love addiction, particularly focusing on adult attachment patterns and self-esteem. A sample group of 300 individuals who declared themselves to have a romantic relationship was involved in this research (M(age) = 37.83 years, SD = 12.937). They completed an online survey including the Love Addiction Inventory—Short form, Relationship Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results showed significant and positive associations between preoccupied and fearful adult attachment and love addiction. Furthermore, these relationships were totally mediated by self-esteem. Gender and age were controlled as potential covariates and showed significant effects in influencing the levels of self-esteem and love addiction. Such findings may provide useful information for orienting future research and supporting an effective clinical practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-99642552023-02-26 Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis Gori, Alessio Russo, Sara Topino, Eleonora J Pers Med Article Love addiction is a dysfunctional relational modality that takes on the addiction characteristics and which, for the individuals who suffer from it, can have a negative and pervasive impact on various areas of functioning. The objective of this research was the analysis the factors that can be associated with love addiction, particularly focusing on adult attachment patterns and self-esteem. A sample group of 300 individuals who declared themselves to have a romantic relationship was involved in this research (M(age) = 37.83 years, SD = 12.937). They completed an online survey including the Love Addiction Inventory—Short form, Relationship Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results showed significant and positive associations between preoccupied and fearful adult attachment and love addiction. Furthermore, these relationships were totally mediated by self-esteem. Gender and age were controlled as potential covariates and showed significant effects in influencing the levels of self-esteem and love addiction. Such findings may provide useful information for orienting future research and supporting an effective clinical practice. MDPI 2023-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9964255/ /pubmed/36836480 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020247 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gori, Alessio Russo, Sara Topino, Eleonora Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title | Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title_full | Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title_fullStr | Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title_short | Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis |
title_sort | love addiction, adult attachment patterns and self-esteem: testing for mediation using path analysis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36836480 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020247 |
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