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Exploring the Role of Neuroticism and Insecure Attachment in Health Anxiety, Safety-Seeking Behavior Engagement, and Medical Services Utilization

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  • Fotios Anagnostopoulos
  • Tzesiona Botse

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The purpose of this study was to explore an extended interpersonal model of health anxiety, according to which health-anxious individuals are trapped in a vicious circle of health-related reassurance-seeking, alienation from others, and worry about health, while somatic absorption with body sensations, insecure attachment, neuroticism, safety-seeking behaviors, and medical services utilization were also included in the model. Data were collected from 196 Greek university students using standardized instruments. Results indicated that anxious attachment was directly related to absorption (β = .163, p

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  • Fotios Anagnostopoulos & Tzesiona Botse, 2016. "Exploring the Role of Neuroticism and Insecure Attachment in Health Anxiety, Safety-Seeking Behavior Engagement, and Medical Services Utilization," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(2), pages 21582440166, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:2:p:2158244016653641
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016653641
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