Cited by 36Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Attachment insecurity predicts responses to an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program

Kowal, John, McWilliams, Lachlan A., Péloquin, Katherine, Wilson, Keith G., Henderson, Peter R., Fergusson, Dean A.·2015·Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that attachment insecurity is associated with poorer responses to interdisciplinary treatment for chronic pain. Patients (n = 235) admitted to a 4-week interdisciplinary rehabilitation program were recruited. At pre-treatment, participants completed a battery of questionnaires assessing adult attachment styles and dimensions, as well as pain intensity, disability, self-efficacy, pain catastrophizing, and depressive symptoms. The latter measures were completed again at post-treatment. Nearly two-thirds of participants (65.5 %) reported having an insecure attachment style. Attachment insecurity was unrelated to pre- and post-treatment reports of pain intensity and pain-related disability, but was significantly associated with most other clinical variables at both time points. Regression analyses controlling for pre-treatment functioning indicated that attachment insecurity was associated with less improvement in pain catastrophizing, pain self-efficacy, and depressive symptoms. Further research is warranted to investigate the processes by which attachment characteristics influence patients' responses to chronic pain rehabilitation.

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Authors
Kowal, J., McWilliams, L. A., Péloquin, K., Wilson, K. G., Henderson, P. R., & Fergusson, D. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Ottawa (CA)
  • University of Saskatchewan (CA)
  • Université de Montréal (CA)
  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Corresponding author
Kowal, John
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2015-02-26
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
518-526
ISSN
  • 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3521
OpenAlex
W2063800765
Cited by
36
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
3.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
insecure attachment, chronic pain, interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation, treatment response, pain catastrophizing, pain self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, pain-related disability, adult attachment styles
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Cooperative Behavior, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Interdisciplinary Communication, Young Adult, Catastrophization, Chronic Pain, Pain Management

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