[Relationship between the adult attachment styles of social anxiety disorder (SAD) and its cognitive mode and behavior mode].
OBJECTIVE
The adult interpersonal relationship is related to individual's early attachment experience. Insecure attachment relationship may lead to dysfunction of interpersonal relationship. This study was carried out to disclose the relationship of SAD-based adult attachment styles with cognitive mode and personality traits.


METHODS
A comparison was made between the SAD group and normal control (NC) group by using the psychohygiene measures: Adult attachment scale (AAS), Social avoidance and distress scale (SADS), Fear of negative evaluation scale (FNE), Texas social behaviour inventory (TSBI), and Status trait anxiety inventory (STAI). Statistically, T test, ANOVA, and Scheffe multiple comparison were used.


RESULTS
Chi-square test revealed a significant adult attachment-style difference between SAD group and NC group; T test revealed significant FNE, SADS, TSBI and STAI differences between SAD group and NC group. One-way ANOVA revealed significant difference of FNE, SADS, TSBI and STA on the adult attachment styles within SAD group.


CONCLUSIONS
The internal working models of fearful and preoccupied styles in adult attachment are the pathopsychological basis of SAD.
Wu
Wei-li
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The Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhang
Wei
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D021641:Recognition, Psychology