Researchers from China and the Harvard Medical School studied the effects of anxious and avoidant attachment on the development of depression and anxiety in a sample of 662 Chinese university students recruited in Hunan, China. Insecure attachment styles served as a vulnerability factor in the development of depressive and anxious symptoms. The authors recommend fostering secure attachment in prevention and intervention programs as a means of preventing the onset and maintenance of depressive and anxious disorders. Results will appear in Depression and Anxiety.
