Case studies of two young men are reported. Their reason for seeking psychotherapy lies in their affection and romantic love problems, what led us to an effort to understand their models of attachment and depression complaints in regard to their homo-affective experiences. Authors assumed that: (1) attachment models experienced with their parents would be repeated with love partners, and (2) the level of steadiness in the romantic relationship would inversely mediate the level of depression. Depression data obtained by means of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were related to equivalent information generated by Attachment Security and Secondary Strategies Interview (ASSSI). Results showed that models of attachment to the parents seemed to have influenced the attachment representations' and love relationships, which seemed to have mediated the levels of depression.
attachment; breakups; love relationships; depression; homosexuality
