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Genetic and environmental factors underlying the associations between attachment styles and mental and physical health.

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: | = .30), but little-to-no overlap among the environmental factors that contribute to attachment anxiety and physical health. Thus, the associations between attachment anxiety and physical health outcomes appear to be primarily attributable to a common or shared genetic liability. Attachment avoidance shared weak or near-zero associations with indicators of physical health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000518