Attachment styles and sleep measures in a community-based sample of older adults.
Attachment styles and sleep measures in a community-based sample of older adults.
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基于社区的老年人样本中的依恋风格和睡眠测量。
DOI：
10.1016/j.sleep.2008.05.011
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发表时间：
2009
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Browne,RuthC
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作者：
NikoVerdecias,R;Jean-Louis,Girardin;Zizi,Ferdinand;Casimir,GeorgesJ;Browne,RuthC
依恋风格的背景测量经常被用来评估社交和情绪健康。在发展文学中，依恋的概念被用来解释儿童和他们的成年照顾者之间的关系。虽然依恋方式和睡眠模式都被认为是发育有序的系统，但很少有研究探索两者之间的联系。这项研究调查了老年人的依恋方式和睡眠指标是否相关。方法利用70名老年人(平均年龄：68±6岁；黑人：59%；白人：41%)的数据，在一项基于社区的评估主观健康特征的研究中，评估依恋类型(即安全、恐惧、全神贯注和轻视)与主观睡眠指标之间的关系。在获得知情同意后，每个参与者都提供了人口统计和社会经济数据，以及相关的医学和主观数据。结果不受人口统计学和主观因素的影响，关注依恋维度与睡眠指标之间存在显著的相关关系。具体地说，在全神贯注的依恋维度得分高的人更有可能报告白天打盹(RP=0.31，p<；0.01)和使用睡眠诱导药物(RP=0.37，p<；0.05)。在睡眠测量和安全、轻视和恐惧维度之间没有发现显著的相关性。结论特定依恋类型与主观睡眠因素之间存在重要关系。虽然只有一个维度(全神贯注)显示出统计学意义，但观察到了一种趋势，表明安全依恋风格维度与主观睡眠测量之间可能存在关联。需要进一步的研究来扩大我们对依恋方式和睡眠模式之间关系的理解。
Background Measures of attachment style are often used to appraise social and emotional health. In developmental literature, the concept of attachment is used to explain relationships between children and their adult caregivers. While both attachment styles and sleep patterns are conceived as developmentally organized systems, very few studies have explored the link between the two. The present study examined whether attachment styles and sleep measures are associated among older adults. Methods Relationships between attachment styles (i.e., secure, fearful, preoccupied, and dismissive) and subjective sleep measures were assessed utilizing data from 70 older participants (mean age: 68±6 years; Blacks: 59% and Whites: 41%) in a community-based study assessing subjective health characteristics. After obtaining informed consent, each participant provided demographic and socioeconomic data, as well as relevant medical and subjective data. Results Independent of participants’ demographic and subjective factors, significant correlations were found between the preoccupied attachment dimension and sleep measures. Specifically, individuals scoring high on the preoccupied attachment dimension were more likely to report daytime napping (rp=0.31, p<0.01) and to use sleep-inducing medications (rp=0.37, p<0.05). No significant correlations were found among sleep measures and the secure, dismissive, and fearful dimensions. Conclusions Important relations have been observed between specific attachment styles and subjective sleep factors in our data. Although only one-dimension (preoccupied) demonstrated statistical significance, a trend was observed, suggesting possible associations between the secure attachment style dimension and subjective sleep measures. Future studies are needed to broaden our understanding of the relationship between attachment styles and sleep patterns.