The Relationship Between Cognitive Reserve and Attachment Styles in Adult Romantic Relationships. An Exploratory Study.

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Clinical Gerontologist Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-17 DOI:10.1080/07317115.2025.2493246

Barbara Colombo, Luca Milani

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Abstract

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the relationship between cognitive reserve (a well-known protective factor in aging) and attachment style in a sample of healthy older individuals.

Methods: The study assessed the cognitive reserve and attachment styles of 160 older adults (all involved in a romantic relationship at time of data collection).

Results: Findings highlighted high avoidance-based styles in aging individuals. Data also highlighted how individuals with avoidant attachment are more likely to have a higher cognitive reserve.

Conclusions: Based on the results, cognitive reserve training might be useful to reduce anxiety in individuals with anxious attachment styles, who appeared to be the least engaged in activities that could benefit their cognitive reserve.

Clinical implications: Therapists should identify and address avoidant attachment styles in older clients, use strategies to increase cognitive reserve for those with avoidant attachment, and incorporate cognitive reserve-building activities into anxiety reduction programs for clients with anxious attachment styles.

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成人恋爱关系中认知保留与依恋类型的关系。探索性研究。

目的：本横断面研究旨在探讨认知储备（一种众所周知的衰老保护因子）与健康老年人依恋类型之间的关系。方法：本研究评估了160名老年人的认知储备和依恋类型（数据收集时均处于恋爱关系中）。结果：研究结果突出了老年人的高回避型风格。数据还强调了回避型依恋的个体更有可能拥有更高的认知储备。结论：基于结果，认知储备训练可能有助于减少焦虑依恋类型的个体的焦虑，这些个体似乎最少参与可能有利于其认知储备的活动。临床意义：治疗师应该识别和处理老年客户的回避型依恋类型，使用策略来增加回避型依恋的认知储备，并将认知储备建设活动纳入焦虑型依恋客户的焦虑减少计划中。

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Clinical Gerontologist GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-PSYCHIATRY

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Clinical Gerontologist presents original research, reviews, and clinical comments relevant to the needs of behavioral health professionals and all practitioners who work with older adults. Published in cooperation with Psychologists in Long Term Care, the journal is designed for psychologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors (family, pastoral, and vocational), and other health professionals who address behavioral health concerns found in later life, including: -adjustments to changing roles- issues related to diversity and aging- family caregiving- spirituality- cognitive and psychosocial assessment- depression, anxiety, and PTSD- Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders- long term care- behavioral medicine in aging- rehabilitation and education for older adults. Each issue provides insightful articles on current topics. Submissions are peer reviewed by content experts and selected for both scholarship and relevance to the practitioner to ensure that the articles are among the best in the field. Authors report original research and conceptual reviews. A unique column in Clinical Gerontologist is “Clinical Comments." This section features brief observations and specific suggestions from practitioners which avoid elaborate research designs or long reference lists. This section is a unique opportunity for you to learn about the valuable clinical work of your peers in a short, concise format.