Insecure attachment as a factor in hoarding behaviors in a non-clinical sample of women

Danet, Marie; Secouet, Delphine

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.053

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/74348

Title :

Insecure attachment as a factor in hoarding behaviors in a non-clinical sample of women

Author(s) :

Danet, Marie [Auteur]

Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Secouet, Delphine [Auteur]

Journal title :

Psychiatry Research

Abbreviated title :

Psychiatry Research

Volume number :

270

Pages :

286-292

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Publication date :

2018-12

ISSN :

0165-1781

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Hoarding is linked to ambivalence and uncertainty about one′s self and others. These notions are close to those constituting attachment representations. Hoarding is also linked to seeking support from objects. Studies ...
Show more >Hoarding is linked to ambivalence and uncertainty about one′s self and others. These notions are close to those constituting attachment representations. Hoarding is also linked to seeking support from objects. Studies concerning attachment and hoarding suggest that attachment representations may impact seeking or possessing objects. Acquiring objects may give people momentary support, normally provided by the attachment figure in cases of stress. This study aims to better understand the links between attachment and hoarding. One hundred and ninety-seven non-clinical women (M = 30.58) completed two self-report questionnaires on attachment and hoarding behaviors. The results show a link between insecure attachment (preoccupied and fearful) and hoarding. Preoccupied and fearful attachments are characterized by a fear of loss and abandonment. Possession and accumulation of objects in hoarding could help insecure people to deal with these fears. Therefore, insecure attachment appears to be a vulnerability factor in the development of hoarding behaviors.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Développement & Handicap

Submission date :

2022-05-13T21:51:35Z
2022-05-18T07:50:43Z

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