Adult attachment at the transition to motherhood: predicting worry, health care utility and relationship functioning

摘要: Primary objective: To study (a) the associations between attachment styles, worry, and care utilisation in third trimester of first pregnancy (n = 567) (b) style one year postpartum relationship satisfaction parenting stress 1069). Based on Bowlby’s theory, we expected anxiety avoidance to differ with regard short-term appraisal threat interpersonal neediness, while dimensions were have similar deteriorating effect longer-term outcomes functioning. Research design: A cross-sectional nested within a randomised controlled trial. Methods procedures: An assessment battery consisting three scales at T1 T2. Main outcome results: Results confirmed that was significantly associated high worry compared avoidance. None health utility. Both anxie...