The relationship between attachment styles and internalizing or externalizing symptoms in clinical and nonclinical adolescents

  1. Lacasa, Fernando
  2. Mitjavila Garcia, Mercè
  3. Ochoa Güerre, Susana
  4. Balluerka Lasa, Nekane
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 31

Número: 2

Páginas: 422-432

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.31.2.169711 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

Resumen

Los estudios sobre la relación entre apego y psicopatología du-rante la adolescencia, se han realizado separadamente en muestras clínicas y no clínicas de adolescentes y han utilizado instrumentos de evaluación dife-rentes, lo que en conjunto ha podido dar lugar a un sesgo metodológico que ha incrementado la asociación entre apego y psicopatología. Con objeto de evitar este sesgo, en el presente estudio se utilizaron las mismas medidas para explorar la relación entre estilos de apego y síntomas internalizantes y externalizantes en grupos clínicos y no clínicos de adolescentes. La muestra estuvo formada por 248 adolescentes, entre 14 y 18 años de edad. Los ado-lescentes de cada grupo se emparejaron en edad, sexo y nivel socioeconó-mico. El apego se valoró con el cuestionario CaMir y los síntomas psicopa-tológicos con el Youth Self Report. Las relaciones entre apego y psicopato-logía fueron similares en adolescentes clínicos y no clínicos. El estilo de apego preocupado predijo síntomas internalizantes y externalizantes, quejas somáticas, conducta fóbico-ansiosa, agresividad verbal, conducta de bús-queda de atención y problemas de pensamiento. En comparación con estu-dios previos, esta investigación ha permitido identificar asociaciones más amplias, más fuertes y más específicas entre el estilo de apego preocupado y los síntomas psicopatológicos en adolescentes

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