When the body speaks of loss: psychosomatic dysregulation as a mediator between insecure attachment and prolonged grief symptoms in oncological and traumatic bereavement
These findings point out the importance of addressing psychosomatic processes in individuals with high attachment anxiety, in line with the hyperactivation model of the anxious attachment system, to better understand and support their grief responses.
Authors
- Lucia Sideli
- Maria C. Quattropani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0711-6412)
- Vittorio Lenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-5123)
- Valentina Bordino
- Vincenzo Caretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-1729)
- Adriano Schimmenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-2648)
- Luigi Lombardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2158-8328)
- Sergio Triscari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-0972)
- Filomena Cibelli
Institutions
- Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta (IT)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Fondazione Roma (IT)
- CTO Hospital (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale Sanitaria della Puglia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1708285
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00