Attachment in Young Adults With Chronic Pain: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Appraisals in the Relationship Between Attachment Security, Pain Coping and Functioning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attachment styles can influence how individuals perceive and cope with chronic pain. This study examined the relationships between attachment security, pain coping and functioning in young adults with chronic pain, focusing on the mediating role of cognitive appraisals.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 206 young adults attending university aged 17-29 with chronic pain (Mage = 19.24, SD = 2.03) and 346 without pain (Mage = 19.11, SD = 1.79). Participants completed measures assessing pain characteristics, attachment security, pain coping strategies, physical and social functioning and cognitive appraisals relating to bodily and social threat bias and pain catastrophising. SPSS PROCESS macro was used to test mediational hypotheses.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Harte N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature