The influence of avoidant attachment and perceived support on disclosure about involvement in donor-assisted conception to family and friends (Rodino, 2023)
Interesting! It makes me wonder how considering attachment style might impact discussions on sensitive DC related topics amongst DC triad members (e.g., early donor contact) might help us communicate better as a community. Also (and perhaps people have already studied this in another context) I'm curious how infertility-related trauma and/or stress might impact people's attachment style (or apparent attachment style) in the short or long term.
Interesting! It makes me wonder how considering attachment style might impact discussions on sensitive DC related topics amongst DC triad members (e.g., early donor contact) might help us communicate better as a community. Also (and perhaps people have already studied this in another context) I'm curious how infertility-related trauma and/or stress might impact people's attachment style (or apparent attachment style) in the short or long term.
The relationship between adult attachment style and post-traumatic stress symptoms: A meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.07.002
They found insecurely attached adults have higher levels of PTSD, in comparison with securely attached adults.
Just saw this article pop up https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/0CA8DFBB6342C22FD99FDA03B0BF03A4/S0033291724002423a.pdf/assisted-reproduction-and-perinatal-emotional-wellbeing-findings-from-a-longitudinal-study.pdf