Work

Attachment orientation and platelet activity.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to determine if there is an existing link between attachment orientation and platelet activity. Second to this primary aim, was to explore moderating factors by which attachment may influence platelet activity, including trauma, age, and gender, given prior work. METHOD: Regression analyses were used for the primary aims. Consistent with prior work on psychosocial processes and biological pathways, age, gender, ethnicity, and measures of body mass index were controlled for. The main effects of attachment orientation on platelet levels were examined. RESULTS: = .001) orientations were negatively related to levels of platelet activation when considering the standard control factors. CONCLUSION: Whereas no significant moderation was found, our regression analyses indicated reliable main effects of attachment orientation on platelet activity. Importantly, our novel findings are in the same direction of similar research, demonstrating that acute versus chronic states of anxiety or stress may have distinctly different influences on levels of platelet activity. This is consequential, as this has different implications for the onset, development, and treatment of diseases linked to chronic states of anxiety or stress, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Health Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/hea0001501

Authors: Joshua Landvatter, Bert N. Uchino, Matthew Rondina

Institution: University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute