Attachment styles may influence interpersonal strategies used to cope with stress. We examined links between attachment style, communicative behaviors, and physical well‐being among 166 couples coping with cancer. Results of actor–partner interdependence mediation models indicated that insecure attachment styles were associated with greater self‐report of two different and seemingly contradictory communicative behaviors (disclosure and holding back), which in turn were associated with poorer physical well‐being. These effects were intrapersonal for both patients and spouses, with the exception of anxious attachment and holding back for spouses. They were also interpersonal in that spouse insecure attachment was associated with poorer patient physical well‐being through spouse communication (greater holding back and disclosure). Couple‐based communication interventions to support adjustment should consider attachment style.

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应对癌症的夫妻之间的依恋风格，伴侣沟通和身体健康

依恋风格可能会影响用于应对压力的人际关系策略。我们研究了166对应对癌症的夫妇的依恋方式，沟通行为和身体健康之间的联系。行为者-伙伴相互依赖中介模型的结果表明，不安全的依恋方式与两种不同的，看似矛盾的沟通行为（披露和阻碍）的较大自我报告有关，而这又与较差的身体健康有关。这些影响对于患者和配偶都是人际关系，除了焦虑依恋和holding依配偶。他们之间也是人际关系，因为配偶之间的不安全依恋与配偶之间的沟通不佳（患者holding缩和泄露）导致患者的身体状况较差有关。