Role of attachment style in the association between childhood adversities and non-suicidal self-injury among young adults: a multigroup structural equation study
Attachment styles moderate the relationship between ACEs and NSSI, with either dissociation or post-traumatic symptomatology mediating the impact of ACEs on NSSI, depending on the predominant attachment style. Our results highlight the importance of attachment as a pathway modifier in the relationships between different psychopathology dimensions, providing a useful framework to better conceptualise the ACEs-NSSI association.
Authors
- Francesca Pacitti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-5332)
- Tommaso B. Jannini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2936-4150)
- Valentina Socci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-6911)
- Rodolfo Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6857-898X)
- Giorgio Di Lorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-4064)
- Alessandro Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-600X)
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of L'Aquila (IT)
- Fondazione Santa Lucia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- General Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2023-101277
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92