Attachment in older adults is stably associated with health and quality of life: findings from a 14-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study.

Secure adult attachment may promote health and well-being in old age, yet is understudied in this life phase. Consequently, we aim to examine associations between adult attachment and mental and physical health and quality of life, both concurrently and longitudinally. We used three phases of the Whitehall II study ( = 5,222 to 6,713).