The Mediating Role of Attachment: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health and Life Satisfaction
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Adults who were separated from their parents as children experienced significant early adversity.
IN THIS STUDY What are the roles of
ATTACHMENT AVOIDANCE ATTACHMENT ANXIETY
&
ATTACHMENT AVOIDANCE
Being uncomfortable close to others
ATTACHMENT ANXIETY
Feeling insecure about
Individuals that were separated from their parents during
529 ADULTS
and worries about being rejected or abandoned.
ELEVEN NATIONS
Uganda, United States of America, Zimbabwe
ATTACHMENT AVOIDANCE
ATTACHMENT ANXIETY
early adversity influences:
early adversity influences:
life satisfaction
life satisfaction
mental health
mental health
physical health
ATTACHMENT ANXIETY & AVOIDANCE adversity and health and wellbeing for adults with care experience.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
with care experience in childhood.
between childhood adversity and mental and physical health and life satisfaction in adults with alternative care experience. Interventions aimed at addressing these aspects of well-being may offset at least some of the negative impact of early lchildhood adversity in these areas.
for individuals with care
is fostered and facilitated.”
Based on research by Amanda Howard, Getrude Gwenzi, Trent Taylor & Nicole Wilke