ABSTRACT Research has found that childhood adversity is associated with numerous maladaptive outcomes, including insecure attachment, mental health challenges, and problematic media use. As attachment is a primary developmental process that can be affected by childhood adversity, insecure attachment may be one psychological mechanism through which childhood adversity is associated with problematic media use. Further, disturbances in the attachment relationship resulting from childhood adversity may be associated with increased impulsivity, a construct that has been connected with problematic media use. Using a sample of adults (n = 616), this study examined whether the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and problematic media use was mediated through (i) attachment anxiety, (ii) attachment avoidance, or (iii) both attachment dimensions operating in series with impulsivity. Results revealed that a history of adverse childhood experiences was significantly associated with more problematic media use. Both anxious and avoidant attachment dimensions independently mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and problematic media use. Specifically, avoidant attachment was associated with less problematic media use, and anxious attachment was associated with more problematic media use. Avoidant attachment and impulsivity in series, as well as anxious attachment and impulsivity in series, both accounted for part of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and problematic media use. Results suggest that attachment may influence media use both directly and indirectly. Implications are discussed.

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童年不良经历和有问题的媒体使用：依恋和冲动的作用

摘要研究发现，儿童时期的逆境与许多适应不良的结果相关，包括不安全的依恋感，心理健康挑战和有问题的媒体使用。由于依恋是可能受到儿童逆境影响的主要发展过程，因此不安全的依恋可能是一种心理机制，通过这种心理机制，儿童逆境与有问题的媒体使用相关联。此外，由于儿童期的逆境而导致的依恋关系中的障碍可能与冲动性增加有关，这种冲动与媒体使用存在问题有关。本研究以成人（616例）为样本，研究了不良儿童时期的经历和有问题的媒体使用之间的关系是否是通过（i）依恋焦虑，（ii）避免依恋，或（iii）两个附件尺寸均与冲力串联运行。结果显示，不良的童年经历史与更多的媒体使用问题显着相关。焦虑和回避依恋维度独立地介导了不良的童年经历与有问题的媒体使用之间的关系。具体来说，避免附件与较少的媒体使用相关，而焦虑附件与较多的媒体使用相关。避免回避依恋和冲动串联，以及焦虑依恋和冲动串联，这两者都是造成儿童不良经历与有问题的媒体使用之间关系的一部分。结果表明，附件可能直接或间接影响媒体使用。讨论了含义。