Alysis revealed no indication of quadratic relations between attachment avoidance and

Alysis revealed no indication of quadratic relations between attachment avoidance and fasting basal glucose level, t(258) = 0.23, p = 0.82. Thus, in subsequent analyses we used linear-based regression analyses.1 CurveFrontiers in Psychology | www.MedChemExpress 480-44-4 frontiersin.orgApril 2015 | Volume 6 | ArticleEin-Dor et al.Avoidant attachment and glucoseFIGURE 2 | The structural model above depicts a multiple mediation model to examine whether tension and stress-related indicators mediate the link between attachment avoidance and fasting basal glucose level. Solid paths represent significant predictions; dotted paths represent non-significant predictions. The coefficient in parenthesis represents the association between attachment avoidance and glucose level after the inclusion of the tension and stress-related indicators.Studies 1 and 2 are correlational in nature and preclude the ability to draw conclusions regarding the possible causal link between avoidance and glucose-related indices. We designed Study 3 to address these limitations.StudyIn Study 3, we examined the link between trait-like attachment avoidance, manipulation of an asocial state, and consumption of sugar-rich food. We predicted that the higher the attachment avoidance, the greater the consumption of sugar-rich food. We also predicted that under a state of asocial expectations, people would consume more sugar-rich food than under a control condition.was descriptive of their feelings in close relationships on a 7point scale ranging from not at all (1) to very much (7). Eighteen items assessed attachment anxiety (e.g., “I worry about being abandoned”) and 18 assessed avoidance (e.g., “I prefer not to show a Neuromedin N partner how I feel deep down”). The reliability and validity of these scales have been repeatedly demonstrated (Mikulincer and Shaver, 2007). In our study, Cronbach s were 0.70 for the anxiety items and 0.92 for the avoidance items. Mean scores were computed for each scale, and the two scores were significantly correlated, r(106) = 0.55, p < 0.001. After completing the questionnaire, each participant was presented with one randomly assigned hypothetical story, out of two possible stories. The stories were used to manipulate a state of asocial expectations. Participants were asked to read and appraise the story by writing about their thoughts and feelings following the story that they have just read. In the asocial condition participants read the following paragraph: "Don doesn't like to come home from college for the holidays. If he could afford to go someplace else, he would. He doesn't have many friends back home but he likes it that way. He is not very open with members of his family, and he has few friends he can depend on and talk to when he is in need of support. He prefers to be self-reliant". In the control condition participants read the following paragraph: "Don, a college student, runs errands for a living. In his regular route, he first goes to the supermarket to buy groceries for his customers for the week. Next, he stops by the mechanic's shop to change the oil for a customer's car. He then goes to pick up tickets to a basketball game for another customer. He gets himself tickets for him and his friends as well. After dropping off all the tickets, he heads over to the game. Then, after the game, he heads back to campus and finishes readings and assignments he has for class the next day." Participants then completed a short demographic sheet, were thanked, and were offered.Alysis revealed no indication of quadratic relations between attachment avoidance and fasting basal glucose level, t(258) = 0.23, p = 0.82. Thus, in subsequent analyses we used linear-based regression analyses.1 CurveFrontiers in Psychology | www.frontiersin.orgApril 2015 | Volume 6 | ArticleEin-Dor et al.Avoidant attachment and glucoseFIGURE 2 | The structural model above depicts a multiple mediation model to examine whether tension and stress-related indicators mediate the link between attachment avoidance and fasting basal glucose level. Solid paths represent significant predictions; dotted paths represent non-significant predictions. The coefficient in parenthesis represents the association between attachment avoidance and glucose level after the inclusion of the tension and stress-related indicators.Studies 1 and 2 are correlational in nature and preclude the ability to draw conclusions regarding the possible causal link between avoidance and glucose-related indices. We designed Study 3 to address these limitations.StudyIn Study 3, we examined the link between trait-like attachment avoidance, manipulation of an asocial state, and consumption of sugar-rich food. We predicted that the higher the attachment avoidance, the greater the consumption of sugar-rich food. We also predicted that under a state of asocial expectations, people would consume more sugar-rich food than under a control condition.was descriptive of their feelings in close relationships on a 7point scale ranging from not at all (1) to very much (7). Eighteen items assessed attachment anxiety (e.g., "I worry about being abandoned") and 18 assessed avoidance (e.g., "I prefer not to show a partner how I feel deep down"). The reliability and validity of these scales have been repeatedly demonstrated (Mikulincer and Shaver, 2007). In our study, Cronbach s were 0.70 for the anxiety items and 0.92 for the avoidance items. Mean scores were computed for each scale, and the two scores were significantly correlated, r(106) = 0.55, p < 0.001. After completing the questionnaire, each participant was presented with one randomly assigned hypothetical story, out of two possible stories. The stories were used to manipulate a state of asocial expectations. Participants were asked to read and appraise the story by writing about their thoughts and feelings following the story that they have just read. In the asocial condition participants read the following paragraph: "Don doesn't like to come home from college for the holidays. If he could afford to go someplace else, he would. He doesn't have many friends back home but he likes it that way. He is not very open with members of his family, and he has few friends he can depend on and talk to when he is in need of support. He prefers to be self-reliant". In the control condition participants read the following paragraph: "Don, a college student, runs errands for a living. In his regular route, he first goes to the supermarket to buy groceries for his customers for the week. Next, he stops by the mechanic's shop to change the oil for a customer's car. He then goes to pick up tickets to a basketball game for another customer. He gets himself tickets for him and his friends as well. After dropping off all the tickets, he heads over to the game. Then, after the game, he heads back to campus and finishes readings and assignments he has for class the next day." Participants then completed a short demographic sheet, were thanked, and were offered.