Study on the Adult Attachment Styles of the Outpatients with Anxiety Disorder

Objective: To study the trait of the adult attachment styles of the outpatients with anxiety disorders.Methods: Anxiety disorders of 123 outpatients meeting the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview(MINI) were assessed by Experience of Close Relationship-Revised Version(ECR-R),State-trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI).Results: ①Compared with control group,social anxiety disorders group had higher rate of insecure adult attachment styles,higher scores in ECR-R anxiety and avoidance and the STAI.②Insecure style had 4.88 times of the risk of the anxiety disorders,fearful style had the highest risk(15.02 times),preoccupied style had 4.38 times and dismissing style had 3.76 times.③There were significant difference of STAI on the adult attachment within case group,fearful style with the highest level of anxiety.The score of STAI was higher of the participant with secure style in case group than control group.Conclusion: Insecure adult attachment styls are majority among anxiety disorder patients and it is the important risk factor of the anxity disorder,especially fearful style has the most signif icant inf luence.