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Attachment behavior and health: relationships at work and home
Author(s) -
Joplin Janice R. W.,
Nelson Debra L.,
Quick James Campbell
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199911)20:6<783::aid-job923>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - interdependence , psychology , social support , interpersonal communication , social psychology , interpersonal relationship , orientation (vector space) , psychological health , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , sociology , social science , geometry , mathematics
This article examines the relationships between interpersonal attachment orientations, health, and social support. Four hypotheses specified relationships between three interpersonal attachment orientations (interdependent, counterdependent, and overdependent), physical and psychological symptoms, and social support. Data were collected from 297 students, the majority of whom were also full‐time employees. An interdependent orientation was negatively related to social dysfunction. Counterdependent and overdependent orientations were negatively related to health. A counterdependent orientation was negatively related to social support, while an overdependent orientation was positively related to social support from co‐workers and family. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.