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Do Attachment Style and Emotion Regulation Strategies Indicate Distress in Predictive Testing?
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2015
van der Meer Lucienne B, van Duijn Erik, Giltay Erik J, Tibben Aad
Abstract excerpt
Predictive genetic testing for a neurogenetic disorder evokes strong emotions, and may lead to distress. The aim of this study is to investigate whether attachment style and emotion regulation strategies are associated with distress in persons who present for predictive testing for a neurogenetic disorder, and whether these psychological traits predict distress after receiving test results. Self-report scales...
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