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This study sought to evaluate whether attachment and caregiver experiences in cancer care were predictors of FCR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional questionnaire study involving partner\u2010caregivers of patients with ovarian cancer was conducted. Correlation analyses and multiple hierarchical regressions were used to determine the roles of attachment and caregiving experiences in cancer care on FCR, including the possible moderating role of attachment on the relationship between caregiving experiences and FCR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a082), mostly identified as white men, had post\u2010secondary education and incomes of over $100,000 CAD, and cared for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Forty percent of participants had clinically elevated FCR. Among the evaluated caregiving experiences in cancer care, caregiving workload (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.33; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.005), needing more help from healthcare providers (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.28; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.02), and lacking time for social relations because of caregiving (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.47; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) correlated with FCR. Attachment anxiety correlated significantly with FCR (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.43; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), but attachment avoidance did not. Attachment anxiety (\u0394<jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a00.14; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.002) and lacking time for social relations (\u0394<jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a00.18; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) contributed to the variance on FCR. Attachment insecurity did not moderate the relationships between caregiving experiences and FCR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Partner\u2010caregiver attachment anxiety correlates with FCR; however, this does not influence FCR's relationship with poorer perceived support from cancer care institutions. 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