Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in a Sample of Italian Women with a Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia: The Role of Attachment Styles

Table 4

Univariate and post hoc analyses comparing the mean and standard deviation (SD) for attachment style on BDI-II and WHOQOL-BREF scores.

	Secure	Dismissing	Preoccupied	Fearful
	Mean score (SD)	Mean score (SD)	Mean score (SD)	Mean score (SD)
BDI-II scores	17.55 (8.08)^bcd	23.82 (9.85)^a	26.84 (8.90)^a	23.58 (9.49)^a	21.27	0.13
WHOQOL-BREF physical health	3.10 (0.47)^bcd	2.81(0.56)^a	2.76 (0.45)^a	2.83 (0.44)^a	11.66	0.072
WHOQOL-BREF psychological health	2.82 (0.68)^bcd	2.42 (0.62)^a	2.41 (0.69)^a	2.48 (0.66)^a	9.64	0.060
WHOQOL-BREF social relationships	2.82 (0.67)^bcd	2.45 (0.78)^a	2.36(0.69)^a	2.51 (0.73)^a	10.17	0.064
WHOQOL-BREF environment	2.81 (0.52)^bcd	2.42 (0.56)^a	2.32 (0.46)^a	2.50 (0.52)^a	20.70	0.121
WHOQOL-BREF overall QoL/health	2.88 (0.46)^bcd	2.51 (0.49)^a	2.46 (0.41)^a	2.52 (0.41)^a	21.18	0.124

. Note: superscripts refer to significant comparisons (^asecure, ^bdismissing, ^cpreoccupied, ^dfearful).