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When a Head Is about to Burst: Attachment Mediates the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Migraine

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  • Natalia Kascakova

    (Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic
    Psychiatric-Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic, Pro Mente Sana, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Jana Furstova

    (Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

  • Jozef Hasto

    (Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic
    Department of Social Work, St. Elizabeth College of Health and Social Work, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
    Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Slovak Medical University, 833 03 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Andrea Madarasova-Geckova

    (Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavel Jozef Safarik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovakia)

  • Peter Tavel

    (Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Background: People exposed to childhood trauma show insecure attachment patterns and are more prone to chronic and pain-related conditions, including migraine. The aim of this study was to explore the mediating role of attachment in the association between childhood trauma and adulthood chronic health conditions, with a focus on migraine. Methods: Respondents from a representative sample of citizens of the Czech Republic ( n = 1800, mean age: 46.6 years, 48.7% male) were asked to report various chronic and pain-related conditions, childhood trauma (The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CTQ), and attachment anxiety and avoidance (The Experience in Close Relationships Revised, ECR-R) in a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted in 2016. Structural equation models (SEM) adjusted for sociodemographic variables were used to assess the relationship between childhood trauma, adulthood attachment, and adulthood chronic health conditions (migraine, other pain-related conditions, chronic health conditions other than pain, no chronic health complaints). Results: After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, SEM confirmed a significant mediation of the relationship between childhood trauma and migraine through adulthood attachment. There was no mediation effect of adulthood attachment found in other health complaints. Conclusion: This study highlights the mediation effect of attachment in the link between childhood trauma and migraine. Attachment-based therapeutic interventions can be useful in the treatment of patients with migraine.

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  • Natalia Kascakova & Jana Furstova & Jozef Hasto & Andrea Madarasova-Geckova & Peter Tavel, 2020. "When a Head Is about to Burst: Attachment Mediates the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Migraine," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4579-:d:376394
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    1. Mario Mikulincer & Phillip R. Shaver, 2020. "Enhancing the “Broaden and Build” Cycle of Attachment Security in Adulthood: From the Laboratory to Relational Contexts and Societal Systems," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Natalia Kascakova & Jana Furstova & Jozef Hasto & Andrea Madarasova Geckova & Peter Tavel, 2020. "The Unholy Trinity: Childhood Trauma, Adulthood Anxiety, and Long-Term Pain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-14, January.
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