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Attachment style and changes in systemic inflammation following migration to a new country among international students.
- Source :
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Attachment & human development [Attach Hum Dev] 2019 Feb; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 38-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 08. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Attachment style may influence the acculturation process by shaping the types of social relationships that individuals form and maintain. Social relationship quantity and quality have been linked to chronic low-grade systemic inflammation, an immune process associated with risk for age-related diseases. The goal of this study was to investigate whether attachment style moderates the change in systemic inflammation during the early phases of the acculturation process, a period associated with rapid changes in social functioning. In this 5-month longitudinal study, 58 new international students completed the Adult Attachment Scale and provided blood samples for C-reactive protein (CRP) analysis shortly after arrival in the host country as well as 2 and 5 months later. Results indicated that individuals with higher attachment anxiety experienced larger increases in CRP over time. During a period of rapid changes in social functioning, attachment anxiety promotes immune changes that may increase health risk over time.
- Subjects :
- Acculturation
Adult
Canada
Female
Humans
International Educational Exchange
Interpersonal Relations
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Stress, Psychological physiopathology
Stress, Psychological psychology
Young Adult
C-Reactive Protein analysis
Emigrants and Immigrants
Inflammation physiopathology
Object Attachment
Students
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1469-2988
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Attachment & human development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30406717
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2018.1541515