An appraisal-based coping model of attachment and adjustment to arthritis

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ID4806554
AuthorsFuschia M Sirois (0000-0002-0927-277X, Bishop's University), Mary L Gick (Carleton University)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue5
Pages821-831
Publication date2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105314539531
PMID24984717
OpenAlexW1996933244
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

Guided by pain-related attachment models and coping theory, we used structural equation modeling to test an appraisal-based coping model of how insecure attachment was linked to arthritis adjustment in a sample of 365 people with arthritis. The structural equation modeling analyses revealed indirect and direct associations of anxious and avoidant attachment with greater appraisals of disease-related threat, less perceived social support to deal with this threat, and less coping efficacy. There was evidence of reappraisal processes for avoidant but not anxious attachment. Findings highlight the importance of considering attachment style when assessing how people cope with the daily challenges of arthritis

Arthritis · Attachment theory · Cognitive appraisal · Coping (psychology · Coping behavior · Developmental psychology · Social support · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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