Interrelations among negative core beliefs, attachment anxiety and low self-directedness, putative central constructs of depression vulnerabilities in cognitive, attachment and psychobiological personality theories

•Negative core beliefs were related to attachment anxiety and low self-directedness.•Attachment anxiety was related to low self-directedness.•Negative self-image may be the central construct of depression vulnerabilities. The present study examined the interrelations among negative core beliefs, att...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2018-10, Vol.268, p.34-36
Main Authors: Otani, Koichi, Suzuki, Akihito, Matsumoto, Yoshihiko, Shirata, Toshinori
Format: Article
Language:English
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Attachment anxiety
Low self-directedness
Negative core belief
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Summary:•Negative core beliefs were related to attachment anxiety and low self-directedness.•Attachment anxiety was related to low self-directedness.•Negative self-image may be the central construct of depression vulnerabilities. The present study examined the interrelations among negative core beliefs, attachment anxiety and low self-directedness, to test if the central constructs of depression vulnerabilities in cognitive, attachment and psychobiological personality theories are integrated into negative self-image. The subjects were 410 healthy Japanese medical students and staff. Negative core beliefs, attachment anxiety and self-directedness were evaluated by the Brief Core Schema Scales, Experiences in Close Relationships and Temperament and Character Inventory, respectively. There were strong interrelations among the three factors. The present study suggests that the central constructs of depression vulnerabilities in the three theories are integrated into negative self-image.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.06.065