Attachement au partenaire et développement de symptômes traumatiques et anxieux-dépressifs chez les étudiants

DiscussionD’un point de vue psychothérapeutique, il apparaît important de considérer le style d’attachement en tant que facteur de risque, voire peut-être en tant que vulnérabilité psychopathologique. D’un point de vue clinique, nous devons prendre ce paramètre en compte pour expliquer la situation clinique des patients.SummaryContextA wide literature has demonstrated how attachment style can impact symptomatology, for instance anxious, depressive, and post-traumatic symptoms. Life as a student, as a transition period between adolescence and adulthood, constituting a at-risk population in terms of health measures, may be particularly interesting to study regarding attachment to a partner and anxiety, depression, and trauma. The aims of this study were to evaluate in a French University student population: (1) the presence of anxious, depressive, and post-traumatic symptoms; and (2) the relationship between those symptoms and the attachment style with the partner.MethodBased on volunteer French students, we conducted an internet-based data collection procedure with online questionnaires (PCLS, HADS, ECR).ResultsBoth attachment dimensions (i.e., abandonment anxiety and intimacy avoidance) impacted post-traumatic symptoms (PCLS score). The higher the attachment anxiety score, the higher the HAD scores of anxiety and depression. In contrast, a decrease in the attachment avoidance score was associated with an increase in the anxiety and depression HAD score.Discussion...
Source: Sexologies - Category: Sexual Medicine Source Type: research