Date of Award
2012
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
Psy.D.
Document Type
Dissertation
First Advisor
Marc Lindberg
Second Advisor
Keith Beard
Third Advisor
Marty Amerikaner
Fourth Advisor
April Fugett-Fuller
Abstract
Two attachment-based models of depression were tested with path analysis. In the first model, it was proposed that avoidant attachments to one’s father and mother and a family milieu supporting the suppression of feelings would influence one’s attachment to partner and level of shame, making one susceptible to depression. In the second model, it was proposed that ambivalent attachments to one’s father, mother, and partner would influence one’s levels of rumination and shame, making one susceptible to depression. Data were from a previous study and consisted of 126 participants’ de-identified Beck Depression Inventory-II and Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire scores. Path analyses indicated good fit for the models. All hypothesized paths were significant. These findings have important implications for the treatment of depression.
Subject(s)
Avoidance (Psychology)
Ambivalence - Psychology.
Depression, Mental.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Jessica Lynn, "Attachment Patterns and the Development of Depression: Path Analysis of Avoidant and Ambivalent Models" (2012). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 340.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/340
