Couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of dyadic adjustment, attachment, and body-image avoidance

Salcuni, Silvia; Mancinelli, Elisa; Muneratti, Anna; Grillo, Antonella; Alessi, Chiara; Guglielmino, Antonino; Finos, Livio

doi:10.1177/20551029211039923

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“…When their interpersonal needs are not met, they are likely to feel even worse about themselves and their bodies in particular (Tantleff-Dunn and Lindner, 2011). Although attachment orientations are not gender-specific (Moura-Ramos et al, 2017), previous research in the field of infertility showed gender differences in attachment strategies, with women showing a greater tendency to activate anxious-oriented schemas (Greil et al, 2010;Moura-Ramos et al, 2017;Salcuni et al, 2021), communicating and expecting support from others (Peterson et al, 2007;Peterson, 2015). This aspect could be linked to cultural issues, assuming that behavioral patterns related to gender role expectations shape the strategies that women use when threatening events activate the attachment system (Mikulincer and Shaver, 2011).…”

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“…Moreover, attachment anxiety was also recently found to be negatively related to women's body appreciation (van den Brink et al, 2016). Furthermore, a recent study investigated the relationship between adult attachment and body-image avoidance, highlighting that body-image avoidance was associated with women's anxious attachment (Salcuni et al, 2021).…”

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Romantic attachment, infertility-related stress, and positive body image of women dealing with infertility

Calvo

Fusco²,

Pellicelli³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionInfertility is a condition that can affect the physical, emotional, social, and relational well-being of women. Women’s bodies seem to assume a crucial relevance as part of the experience of infertility and its treatments. An extended body of literature supports the role of romantic attachment orientations in facing infertility-related stress. However, the association between romantic attachment orientations, infertility-related stress, and women’s body image has not been explored.MethodsThis cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the role of romantic attachment and infertility-related stress concerning positive body image in 113 women dealing with infertility. Data were analyzed with correlation and mediation path analyses.ResultsResults showed that high levels of attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, and infertility-related stress were negatively associated with positive body image. Path analyses indicated that positive body image may be directly associated with romantic attachment anxiety. The negative association of attachment avoidance with body image appeared to be mediated by infertility-related stress.Discussion:Findings suggest that romantic attachment insecurities and infertility-related stress are significantly associated with a worsened body image in infertile women. Implications for future research are discussed.

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Romantic attachment, infertility-related stress, and positive body image of women dealing with infertility

Calvo

Fusco²,

Pellicelli³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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The relationship between insecure attachment and alexithymia: A meta-analysis

Zhang

Mao

et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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Association Between Dyadic Coping and Psychosocial Adjustment and the Mediation Effect of Fear of Disease Progression in Patients With Malignancy and Their Caregivers: Based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

Ma,

He,

et al. 2024

Cancer Nurs

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Background Psychosocial adjustment (PSA) in patients exhibits a positive correlation with dyadic coping (DC) and a negative correlation with fear of disease progression (FoP). However, few studies have explored how DC impacts PSA and whether FoP mediates this relationship. Objective To investigate the status of DC, FoP, and PSA in patients with malignancy and their caregivers and to explore the actor-partner and mediating effect of FoP on the association between PSA and DC. Methods This study employed a cross-sectional design with convenience sampling to select patients with malignancy and their caregivers from 2 hospitals in China. SPSS and AMOS were used for data analysis. Results The model showed the mediation effect accounts for 28.30% of the total effect. For the actor effects, patients’ and their caregivers’ DC influenced their PSA directly (both β = −.138, P < .05) or through their FoP (β = −.050 and β = −.55, both P < .05). As for partner effects, patients’ DC influenced the caregivers’ PSA directly or through the patients’ FoP (β = −.118 and β = −.020, both P < .05). Caregivers’ DC also influenced patients’ PSA directly (β = −.118, P < .05) or through the patients’ or caregivers’ FoP (β = −.098 and β = −.018, both P < .05). Conclusions The model revealed a significant mediating effect of FoP on the association between the PSA and DC of patients with malignancy and their caregivers. Implications for practice Nurses should adopt a comprehensive perspective that includes caregivers in holistic care to improve their PSA by improving their level of DC or mitigating FoP.

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Couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of dyadic adjustment, attachment, and body-image avoidance

Cited by 4 publications

References 60 publications

Romantic attachment, infertility-related stress, and positive body image of women dealing with infertility

Romantic attachment, infertility-related stress, and positive body image of women dealing with infertility

The relationship between insecure attachment and alexithymia: A meta-analysis

Association Between Dyadic Coping and Psychosocial Adjustment and the Mediation Effect of Fear of Disease Progression in Patients With Malignancy and Their Caregivers: Based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

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