o 2.29 percent were negative personal issues, such as suicide, body
image dysphoria, depression, eating disorders and sexual risk behavior.
One study that used a four - category model of adult attachment (i.e., secure, preoccupied, fearful, and dismissing)(Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) found that a secure romantic attachment style in adulthood was positively related to a favorable body
image, whereas a preoccupied romantic attachment style - characterized by high attachment anxiety but low avoidance - was associated with more body dissatisfaction and
dysphoria.