The mediating effect of attachment insecurity on circadian consequences of childhood trauma


Işık M., KIRLI U.

CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.39, ss.936-947, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07420528.2022.2050385
  • Dergi Adı: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, SportDiscus, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.936-947
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Circadian preferences, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, childhood trauma, eveningness, SLEEP-TIMING PREFERENCES, MORNINGNESS-EVENINGNESS, DNA METHYLATION, COMPOSITE SCALE, INFANT SLEEP, CHRONOTYPE, BIRTH, LIFE, SEASON, STRESS
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Circadian preferences have been associated with mental health as well as social and physical health in recent years. However, factors associated with circadian preferences have not been fully elucidated. The main aim of this study is to investigate the associations of childhood trauma and attachment styles with circadian preferences. A total of 673 participants were evaluated using the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire 28 (CTQ-28), and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) questionnaire. The results indicated that 14.9% (n = 100) of the participants were morning type, 20.6% (n = 139) were evening type, and 64.5% (n = 434) were intermediate type. Both childhood trauma and attachment-related anxiety/avoidance scores were associated with being evening type (p < .01). Moreover, attachment-related anxiety and avoidance fully mediated the association between childhood trauma and circadian preferences. The present study showed that attachment styles might be associated with circadian preferences. Further studies are needed to replicate these results and to infer explanatory mechanisms for these cross-sectional associations.