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Effects of repeated attachment security priming in outpatients with primary depressive disorders

Effects of repeated attachment security priming in outpatients with primary depressive disorders
Effects of repeated attachment security priming in outpatients with primary depressive disorders
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the potential effectiveness of secure attachment priming in outpatients with depressive disorders. Methods: Forty-eight participants engaged in secure attachment priming or neutral priming in the laboratory (Time 1), after which they received three daily consecutive primes via text message (Times 2-4), aimed at maintaining the effects from Time 1. A follow-up one day later (Time 5) was also included. Dependent measures were assessed at Times 1, 4 and 5. Results: Participants in the secure attachment priming condition experienced higher felt-security than the control group at all time-points, indicating that the felt-security benefit was maintained through repeated priming. Secure priming had a greater impact on reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in comparison to the control prime, though the differences were only significant at Time 4. Limitations: The moderate sample size limited our statistical power. Conclusions: This study was the first experiment using repeated secure attachment priming within a clinical sample. Our findings have potential clinical implications; security priming could be used alongside other treatments to improve outcome. Recommendations for further research are discussed.
attachment, security priming, priming, depression, anxiety
0165-0327
201-206
Carnelley, Katherine
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Bejinaru, Mona-Maria
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Otway, Lorna
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Baldwin, David
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Rowe, Angela
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Rowe, Angela
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Carnelley, Katherine, Bejinaru, Mona-Maria, Otway, Lorna, Baldwin, David and Rowe, Angela (2018) Effects of repeated attachment security priming in outpatients with primary depressive disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 234, 201-206. (doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.040).

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the potential effectiveness of secure attachment priming in outpatients with depressive disorders. Methods: Forty-eight participants engaged in secure attachment priming or neutral priming in the laboratory (Time 1), after which they received three daily consecutive primes via text message (Times 2-4), aimed at maintaining the effects from Time 1. A follow-up one day later (Time 5) was also included. Dependent measures were assessed at Times 1, 4 and 5. Results: Participants in the secure attachment priming condition experienced higher felt-security than the control group at all time-points, indicating that the felt-security benefit was maintained through repeated priming. Secure priming had a greater impact on reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in comparison to the control prime, though the differences were only significant at Time 4. Limitations: The moderate sample size limited our statistical power. Conclusions: This study was the first experiment using repeated secure attachment priming within a clinical sample. Our findings have potential clinical implications; security priming could be used alongside other treatments to improve outcome. Recommendations for further research are discussed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 16 February 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 March 2018
Published date: July 2018
Keywords: attachment, security priming, priming, depression, anxiety

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Local EPrints ID: 418686
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/418686
ISSN: 0165-0327
PURE UUID: ae91326f-9ae0-44c4-acdf-08ab3cda62a7
ORCID for Katherine Carnelley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-8576
ORCID for David Baldwin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-0907

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Date deposited: 19 Mar 2018 17:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 04:14

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Author: Mona-Maria Bejinaru
Author: Lorna Otway
Author: David Baldwin ORCID iD
Author: Angela Rowe

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